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2022 selection · Poetry
Spadework for a Palace
Spadework for a Palace by László Krasznahorkai, translated by John Batki appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around eye-opening reads, rather short, the states we’re in, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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