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First published in the “striking” collection, The Art of Disappearance , a novella about the the relationship between a writer and her translator ( New York Times ). Distraught by her own lack of accomplishment—especially in comparison to that of a childhood rival who has become a famous and successful publisher—a middle-aged woman has the opportunity of a lifetime: to translate the work of an unknown literary star and, in the process, impress the woman she most admires. Praise for The Art of Di