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2015 selection · Nonfiction
The Fly Trap
The Fly Trap by Fredrik Sjöberg, translated by Thomas Teal appears in NPR’s 2015 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around biography & memoir, nonfiction, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended biography & memoir, nonfiction, seriously great writing title from 2015.
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On The Move: A Life
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