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William Goldingstandalone novel1954

About survival and coming of age, set in islands and our world.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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Pincher MartinNovel

William Goldingstandalone novel1956

About survival and identity, set in our world.

Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969

Science fiction and time travel, about war.

“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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The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world.

“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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Mother NightNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962

About identity and war, set in our world 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 Town Is DrowningNovel

C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohlstandalone novel1955

About survival and political intrigue, set in north america and small town.

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