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2022 selection · Science fiction & fantasy
The Last White Man: A Novel
The Last White Man: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, identity & culture, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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