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Author, 2 A.M. in Little America. Other titles too! Thirst, Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, Equilateral....
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Book Review: ‘Every Time We Say Goodbye,’ by Ivana Sajko

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By Ken Kalfus
| The New York Times Verified
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. On a Train Across Europe, a Writer’s Despair Echoes the Continent’s Ivana Sajko’s novel “Every Time We Say Goodbye” explores personal and political crises in lengthy, lyrical sentences. Credit.... Ken Kalfus’s most recent novels are “2 A.M. in Little America” and “A Hole in the Story.” March 4, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE, by Ivana Sajko; translated by Mima Simic A long European rail journey can be romantic.
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Library Journal

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By Ken Kalfus
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. Apr. 2025. 208p. ISBN 9781571315755. $26. F COPY ISBN In the heart of the #MeToo movement, political journalist Adam Zweig is pulled into a decades-old allegation of sexual impropriety when a former colleague and friend, Valerie Iovine, writes a personal essay about being propositioned at work by their former editor Max Lieberthol when she was a young reporter. Adam was told of the harassment when it happened and can confirm Valerie’s claim, but he has his own complicated past with her, too.
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Palace-Fortress | Ken Kalfus

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By Ken Kalfus, Neda Semnani
| The Baffler Verified
No one saw me leave the private dining room. The absence of witnesses was peculiar. The towering mahogany door, polished to a reflective gloss, was meant to be watched and guarded every hour of the day and night, regardless of whether the dining room was occupied. I gently shut the door behind me, not looking at my reflection. This was the moment I could expect to be arrested. The velvet-draped hall was empty and unnaturally, deliberately quiet. My boots sank into the heavy carpet.
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