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	Adultery by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.09 avg rating — 60,725 ratings — published 2012 — 176 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spy 3.38 avg rating — 44,966 ratings — published 2017 — 157 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Dinner by Raphael Montes (Goodreads Author), Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 16,314 ratings — published 2016 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of the Flores Women by Angélica Lopes, Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 5,040 ratings — published 2019 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia, Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 2,847 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jenny Minton Quigley (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Emma Binder (Contributor) 4.13 avg rating — 1,149 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diorama by Carol Bensimon (Goodreads Author), Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Julia Sanches (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exemplary Humans by Juliana Leite, Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Catherine Lacey (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.05 avg rating — 413 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Dogs Are Blue by Rodrigo de Souza Leão, Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translation), Stefan Tobler (Translation) 3.61 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sevastopol by Emilio Fraia, Zoë Perry (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.53 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Permafrost

by Eva Baltasar

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by Veronica Stigger

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Not a River

by Selva Almada

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“The translator, we should know, is a writer too. As a matter of fact, he could be called the ideal writer because all he has to do is write; plot, theme, characters, and all other essentials have already been provided, so he can just sit down and write his ass off. (p. 8)”
― Gregory Rabassa, If This Be Treason: Translation and its Dyscontents

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