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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids Selected as Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, i paper, Metro and Harper's Bazaar 'Magical' GUARDIAN 'A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith's signature poetic…

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1 author picked Year of the Monkey as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Powerful surrealist writing with a strong plot line.
Good sense of pace.

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