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2020 selection · Fiction & literature
The Lying Life Of Adults
The Lying Life Of Adults by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, fiction, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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