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See the winners of the National Book Foundation’s “5 under 35” prize

Two short story collections and three novels from debut authors made the 2019 list.

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The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

Selected by: Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2016 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction

From the publisher: “A masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man, from his studies in France during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its battle for independence.”

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