Science fiction
Literary
Humor
2024
Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
Published in Spanish as La biblioteca del censor de libros
FINALIST, National Book Award for Translated Literature, 2024 A perilous and fantastical satire of banned books, secret archives, and the looming eye of an all-powerful government.
What it is
A society that controls everything · properly strange
What happens in it
Dystopia
Books about books
How it feels
Before you pick it up
Is it for you?
It's for you if…
- you love books about books
- you like a story that bends reality a little
- you want a book that doesn't look away
Maybe not if…
- you're after something comforting
- you read in bed right before sleeping
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