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Trilogy of the RatSeries
series4 books1979
Literary & general, set in late 20th century and east asia.
Start with Hear the Wind Sing →
Number9dreamNovel
David Mitchellstandalone novel2001
About coming of age, set in contemporary and big city.
“Set in Japan, the 2001 novel narrates 19-year-old Eiji Miyake's search for his father, whom he has never met.”
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The Wind-Up Bird ChronicleNovel
村上春樹standalone novel1995
Surrealism, eerie and reflective in tone.
“For this novel, Murakami received the Yomiuri Literary Award, which was awarded to him by one of his harshest former critics, Kenzaburō Ōe.”
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1Q84Series
series3 books2009
About forbidden love and faith and religion, set in our world.
Start with 1Q84: Book One →
PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Fantasy, about amnesia, set in otherworld and underground & caves.
“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
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Nights at the CircusNovel
Angela Carterstandalone novel1984
Whimsical in tone, about gender and society, set in europe.
“At the time of the story, she has become a celebrated aerialiste.”
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