First published 2022 by Picador
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ISBN 978-1-5290-1436-5
Copyright © 2019 Kim Leine og Gyldendal A/S
Translation copyright © Martin Aitken 2022
Cover images: © Alamy
Cover design by Neil Lang, Picador Art Department
Author photograph: © Robin Skjoldborg
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Originally published in 2019 as Rød mand/Sort mand by Gyldendal A/S
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