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American Dervish : A Novel
by Ayad Akhtar
Hardcover: Jan 2012
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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American Dervish is a brilliantly written, nuanced, and emotionally forceful look inside the interplay of religion and modern life.

The Orphan Master's Son : A Novel
by Adam Johnson
Hardcover: Jan 2012
Paperback: 7 Aug 2012
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An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea.

Homesick
by Roshi Fernando
Hardcover: Jul 2012
Paperback: 2 Jul 2013
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A stunning debut novel about an extended Sri Lankan family - a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary immigrant life, by turns darkly funny, sad, poignant, and uproariously beautiful.

In the Sea There are Crocodiles : Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
by Fabio Geda
Hardcover: Aug 2011
Paperback: 12 Jun 2012
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When a ten-year-old boy's village in Afghanistan falls prey to Taliban rule, his mother shepherds the boy across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there all alone to fend for himself. Thus begins Enaiat's remarkable and often punishing five-year ordeal.

Vandal Love : A Novel
by Deni Y. Béchard
Paperback: 15 May 2012
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In assured and mystically powerful prose, Deni Y. Béchard tells a wide-ranging, spellbinding story of a family trying to create an identity in an unwelcoming landscape.

The Butterfly Cabinet : A Novel
by Bernie McGill
Hardcover: Jul 2011
Paperback: 1 May 2012
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Vivid, mysterious, and unforgettable, The Butterfly Cabinet is Bernie McGill's engrossing portrayal of the dark history that intertwines two lives - a haunting novel full of frightening silences and sorrowful absences that build toward an unexpected, chilling truth.

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