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An electrifying novel about a woman caught between many truths, by the author of A Separation. A perfect novel-taut and seductive. -Brandon Taylor, author of Real Life and Filthy Animals Gripping and elegant. No one's work simmers with emotional complexity like Katie Kitamura's. -Mira Jacob, author of Good TalkAn interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.A woman of quiet passion, she confronts power, love, and violence, both in her...

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