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A hundred years after Kafka’s death, people and nations are still fighting over his legacy.

R.O. Kwon’s second novel, “Exhibit,” sees two Korean American women finding pleasure in a bond that knits creative expression and sadomasochism.

“The Silence of the Choir,” a novel by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, follows 72 African refugees who have arrived in a Sicilian village.

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His fascination with terrorism, cults and mass culture’s weirder turns has given his work a prophetic air. Here’s where to start.

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Translated by Michael Hofmann, it’s the first novel originally written in German to win the major literary award.

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In a debut novel, history and family legacy — going back to the conquistadors — confound a man’s search for identity.

In his new memoir, Junger, the veteran journalist, makes sense of — and an uneasy peace with — an experience few have survived.