novels

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‘The Emperor of Gladness’ is a beautiful novel about hard work and found family

Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with dementia.

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A filmmaker in Nazi Germany strikes a deal with the devil in ‘The Director’

When do compromises turn into full-blown capitulation? Daniel Kehlmann's new novel draws on the true story of German film director G.W. Pabst.