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by Maylis de Kerangal
translated from the French by Jessica Moore
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK 2023
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
On the Trans-Siberian Railway a desperate Russian conscript hopes a chance encounter with an older French woman will offer him a line of flight.
