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Atmospheric and provocative, Leave the World Behind is an unsettling novel that rises above its thrilling narrative to take aim at our inherent biases. Vibrant, tense and bandying with timely social issues, this is a book that demands deep discussion.

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Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award (Fiction)

One of Barack Obama's Summer Favorites

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