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Tuesday New Release Day: Bhattacharya, Mechling, Rilke, Ginzburg, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Nabarun BhattacharyaLauren MechlingRainer Maria RilkeNatalia Ginzburg, and more—that are publishing this week.

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Harbart by Nabarun Bhattacharya (translated by Sunandini Banerjee)

Here’s what  about : “This nimble novel from Bhattacharya (1948–2014), his first translated into English, follows a young man in Calcutta who claims he can communicate with the dead. Readers know in the first chapter that Harbart has killed himself, and

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