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A Novel
by Lara Vapnyar
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by Susann Cokal
Published May 2006
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by Nicole Krauss
Published Apr 2006
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The Russian Debutante's Handbook
by Gary Shteyngart
Published May 2003
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by Tracy Chevalier
Published Dec 2000
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by Elizabeth Strout
Published Feb 2000
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