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The Halfway House

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World Books Interview: Homage to “The Halfway House”

By World Books ⋅ October 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Jose Manuel Prieto An interview with Cuban writer José Manuel Prieto about the English translation of the late Guillermo Rosales’s “The Halfway House,” a powerful novel about exile, revolution, and mental illness.

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World Books Feature: Summer Reads for the Adventurous

By World Books ⋅ July 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

51nSGnIigeL._SS500_-150x150It may be summer, but your brain needn’t go on vacation. My summer list of fiction in translation that demands and repays close attention.

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