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Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

What It's All About: Do Not Say We Have Nothing spans generations of a Chinese family, both in the midst of Mao's Cultural Revolution and in its aftermath, and is at once specific and universal.
Why It's on Our List: Man Booker Prize finalist

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