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Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
Dark in tone, about identity, set in mid 20th century and europe.
“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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A History of the World in 10½ ChaptersNovel
Julian Barnesstandalone novel1989
Satire, challenging in tone.
The Anti-Death LeagueNovel
Kingsley Amisstandalone novel1966
Tense in tone, set in british isles and mid 20th century.
“Set in England, it follows the lives of characters working in and around a fictional British Army camp where a secret weapon is being tested.”
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Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969
Science fiction and time travel, set in mid 20th century.
“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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HerlandSeries
series2 books1915
completed
About gender and society and colonialism, set in early 20th century.
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Empire of the SunSeries
series2 books1984
completed
Historical fiction, about coming of age, set in east asia.
“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
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