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Washington Black
Esi Edugyan
The Shape of the Ruins
Juan Gabriel Vasquez


Longlisted for The Man Booker Prize for 2018, Washington Black tells a story of self-invention and betrayal, of love and redemption, of a world destroyed and made whole again, and asks the question, what is true freedom?

The Shape of the Ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. This novel explores the darkest moments of Colombia’s past and brings to life the ways in which past violence shapes our present lives.

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