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Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

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The Biennial, for all of its maximalism, concentrated in the overpopulated heart of downtown, European İstanbul, conveys moments of focus that startlingly visualize unseen elements behind ...

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