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“His inability to find ‘home’ was intimately connected with his inability to create.” Eric Walrond’s 1926 short story collection Tropic

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International Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Highlights Global Voices in Translated Fiction

“These books reverberate with history, offering hope, insight and burning humanity.” The shortlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize has