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There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem translated by Karen Fleetwood, Laëtitia Saint-Loubert (Bullaun Press)

There's a Monster Behind the Door, written by Gaëlle Bélem and translated by Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert, takes us to 1980s Réunion, where monsters lurk beneath the surface of vibrant island life, ready to pounce at the slightest disturbance. Rich in the history of the island’s customs and superstition and driven by a wild, offbeat humour, this picaresque tale manages to satirise the very notion of freedom available in this French territory, and perhaps even the act of writing itself and where it might lead you.

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