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James Hiltonstandalone novel1933

About faith and religion and expeditions, set in mountains and early 20th century.

John Gardnerstandalone novel1971

Mythic fantasy, set in europe and medieval.

“Between bouts of his war on the king of the Danish Norsemen, the monster philosophizes about life and fate.”
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-BoazNovel

Russell Hobanstandalone novel1973

About identity and parenthood, set in contemporary and british isles.

“Initially appearing to be written as a kind of fable, Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz are a father and son, both map-makers; the narrative then places both father and son in contemporary London.”
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PiranesiNovel

Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020

Mysterious in tone, about amnesia and identity, set in otherworld.

“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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Life of PiNovel

Yann Martelstandalone novel2001

About survival and identity, set in at sea and contemporary.

“After a shipwreck, he survives 227 days while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, raising questions about the nature of reality and how it is perceived and told.”
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ErewhonSeries

series4 books1872

completed

Satire and science fiction, about class conflict, set in secondary world.

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