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A frozen wilderness.
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A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time - from journalist, poet and survivor Jozsef Debreczeni
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We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn't change. Or at least, not immediately.
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