War
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
Author: Norman Mailer Project: War – Word War II Year of publication: 1948 Pages: 721 Goodreads: The Naked and the Dead
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War
Sophie’s Choice (William Styron)
Author: William Styron Project: War – Word War II Year of publication: 1992 Pages: 562 Goodreads: Sophie’s Choice
Identity
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth Author: Zadie Smith Project: Identity – postcolonial / racial / hybrid cultural Year of publication: 2000 Pages: 448 Goodreads: White Teeth
Orpheus
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo is a complex and evocative novel that delves into the grief of Abraham Lincoln after the death of his son, Willie. Set in the Bardo, a transitional state between life and […]
Orpheus
The Tiger’s Wife (Téa Obreht)
The Tiger’s Wife Author: Téa Obreht Project: Orpheus – unaccepted death Project: war – Balkan War Year of publication: 2011 Pages: 336 Goodreads: The Tiger’s Wife “A story weaving of fragments of events, set […]
Open Option
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession Author: A.S. Byatt Label: Open Option Year of publication: 1990 Pages: 555 Goodreads: Possession “Two parallel stories, one of artists and one of academic researchers unified by romance. With poetry, letters, diary […]
Open Option
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway follows Clarissa Dalloway as she prepares for a party, exploring the interplay of time and memory. Set in post-World War I London, the novel delves into the inner lives of its characters through […]
Orpheus
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas Author: David Mitchell Category: Orpheus – unaccepted death Year of publication: 2004 Pages: 529 Goodreads: Cloud Atlas
Recent Prize Winner
Quichotte (Salman Rushdie)
Quichotte Author: Salman Rushdie Label: Recent Prize Winner (Man Booker Short List 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 416 Goodreads: Quichotte
Open Option
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
In the bustling streets of Victorian London, orphaned Pip finds himself entangled in a web of secrets and desires. From his humble beginnings as a blacksmith’s apprentice to his unexpected fortune, Pip’s journey explores the […]