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31 Days of Stories 2021, Day 8: “Toward Happy Civilization” by Samanta Schweblin; Megan McDowell, trans.

May 8, 2021June 14, 2022
by Steven Beattie

Samanta Schweblin’s story about paralysis and paranoia shares elements in common with Beckett and Kafka.

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31 Days of Stories 2021Megan McDowellSamanta Schweblin

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