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Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz
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Gesell Dome by Guillermo Saccomanno
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Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan
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Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
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Cigarettes by Harry Matthews
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Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
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Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki
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How to Quiet a Vampire by Borislav Pekic
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Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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2666 by Roberto Bolano
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bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312429218

Last Words on Earth by Javier Serena
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bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830324

The Lost Scrapbook by Evan Dara
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Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
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bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802145314

A Posthumous Confession by Marcellus Emants
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bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590173473

Rock, Paper, Scissors by Naja Marie Aidt
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bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953168

Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
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