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First published 2021

Kairos

by Jenny Erpenbeck

Translated by Michael Hofmann

International Booker 2024 · Winner NBA Translated 2023 · Longlist

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International Booker Prize 2024 Winner
National Book Award for Translated Literature 2023 Longlist

ISBN 9780811238533 · 9780811229340 · 9783328600855

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