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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz on 'The Swimmer' by Zsusza Bánk

Katalin flees to the West in pursuit of a better life, leaving behind her two kids. "The Swimmer" by Zsusza Bánk is set in Hungary in 1956.

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