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World Service,5 mins

A sworn virgin and a tragedy in Albania

Weekend

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She Who Remains is a novel by Rene Karabash and is translated by Izidora Angel. It's one of the six books nominated for the 2026 International Booker Prize. A young Albanian woman takes a vow to become a "sworn virgin" to avoid a forced marriage, setting off a chain of events ending in tragedy.

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