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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction
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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction

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 / 14 December 2020

We didn't turn to fiction for those much needed periods of escapism in 2020. Nor did we turn to fiction for answers, because of course, the best fiction doesn't provide "answers". We turned to these works of fiction for the questions they raise.

Mieko Kawakami’s ‘Breasts and Eggs’ Is a Feminist Masterpiece
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Mieko Kawakami’s ‘Breasts and Eggs’ Is a Feminist Masterpiece

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 / 29 April 2020

Fearless in its demand for accountability, transcendent in its honesty, Mieko Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs breathes life into feminist literature and throws down a gauntlet for other writers to aspire toward.