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    Night School: A Reader for Grownups
    Night School: A Reader for Grownups
    Night School: A Reader for Grownups
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    Night School: A Reader for Grownups

    By Zsófia Bán and Péter Nádas

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    •Bán's first collection to appear in English despite winning a half-dozen international awards for her writing.

    •Afterword by Péter Nádas (published by FSG) will appeal to a particular set of readers, especially if this is serialized in print or online.

    •In addition to having a story in Best European Fiction 2012, her essays on visual arts and cultural memory have appeared in World Literature Today and elsewhere.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Letter
    Release dateJan 15, 2019
    ISBN9781940953922
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