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6 books named finalists for the 2026 International Booker Prize

NPR 1 min read 22 hours ago

The shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979.
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