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By Michael Barron
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By VICE Staff
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By Aaron Calvin
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By César Aira
Read a Story from Alejandro Zambra’s Collection, ‘My Documents’

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By Alejandro Zambra
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By Lary Wallace
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By Casey Walker
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By Donald E. Westlake
How the Soviet-Afghan War Made the Taliban

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By Anand Gopal

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