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Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
Staff Pick
In Invisible Cities, Marco Polo and Kublai Khan tell stories of the cities they've seen, imagined, dreamt, and remembered. The result is a diaphanous fantasy alternating between mirage and memory, like bridges slipping through river fog, or minarets... (read more)

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A Personal Matter
by Kenzaburo Oe
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino
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Kafka on the Shore 1st Edition
by Haruki Murakami
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by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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by Jose Saramago
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The Periodic Table
by Primo Levi
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Platform
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The Piano Teacher
by Elfriede Jelinek
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