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A magical realist tale with a touch of Shakespeare’s Prospero
The literary superstar’s profound comments on mankind’s relationship with God are both beautiful and thought-provoking
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The death of artist Ana Mendieta at the hands of Carl Andre — a crime of which he was acquitted — is reimagined in genre-busting style
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The writer’s Dickensian doorstopper of a book features a motley crew of characters in a London riven by privilege, greed and ego
The 10th book in the beloved San Francisco series is a reunion of old friends — but not always in the best sense
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