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Where, When & How to Read Alejandro Zambra

January 17, 2013

All three of the Chilean writer Alejandro Zambra’s books in translation, including the latest, Ways of Going Home, are short enough to read in single bites. Join me as I pair each book with some choice reading spots.

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