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  • Cover of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified SinnerNovel

    James Hogg · standalone novel · 1824

    Dark in tone, about madness and faith and religion, set in british isles.

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    Mother NightNovel

    Kurt Vonnegut & Jr. · standalone novel · 1962

    About identity and war, set in our world and mid 20th century.

    “Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”

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  • Cover of The Prestige
    The PrestigeNovel

    Christopher Priest · standalone novel · 1995

    Historical fiction, mysterious in tone, about identity, set in our world.

    “There's a lot of focus on a trick, where he seems to move across any width of stage in an instant, and on a feud with another magician, Angier.”

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    The MagusNovel

    John Fowles · standalone novel · 1965

    Postmodern, mysterious in tone, about identity, set in mid 20th century.

    “Urfe becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which become increasingly dark and serious.”

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  • Cover of The Blithedale Romance
    The Blithedale RomanceNovel

    Nathaniel Hawthorne · standalone novel · 1852

    Reflective in tone, about identity, set in north america.

    “In the utopian community of Blithedale Farm, in the mid-1800s, Miles Coverdale embarks on a quest for betterment of the world, in a plot of veils, masks, and control by mesmerism.”

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    Ian McEwan · standalone novel · 1990

    Spy thriller and historical fiction, set in mid 20th century and british isles.

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