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Karin Tidbeck, Karin Tidbeck: Amatka (2017, Vintage)

"A surreal and shockingly original debut novel set in a dystopian world shaped by language--literally. …

Review of 'Amatka' on 'Goodreads'

Simple and elegant in execution, full of complexity and uncertainty in content. You should probably be a person who doesn't mind books that are different from most books you've read (or possibly all the books you've read) or books that don't feed you all necessary understanding with a tiny spoon.
I found it to be pretty close to perfect, and short enough to read in an afternoon ...