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  • Banner image with hand-drawn waves in the background. Image of the novel The Singularity on the right hand side, text reading Excerpt The Singularity by Balsam Karam translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel on the left. Open Book logo bottom left.
    Banner image with hand-drawn waves in the background. Image of the novel The Singularity on the right hand side, text reading Excerpt The Singularity by Balsam Karam translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel on the left. Open Book logo bottom left.
    January 17, 2024

    Read an Excerpt From Balsam Karam's Lyrical, Breathtaking Novel, The Singularity, Translated From Swedish

    Widely acclaimed in Sweden, Balsam Karam is an author who has already been recognized for her craft and storytelling, with her latest novel shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature, the ...

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