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Children of ViolenceSeries
series5 books1952
completed
Literary & general, reflective in tone, about identity and coming of age, set in mid 20th century and africa.
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Midnight's ChildrenNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1980
Magical realism, emotional in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in south asia.
“WorldCat: The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course.”
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IslandNovel
Aldous Huxleystandalone novel1962
About faith and religion and ecological collapse, set in islands.
“Although it has a plot, the plot largely serves to further conceptual explorations rather than setting up and resolving conventional narrative tension.”
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Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
Dark in tone, about 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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SurfacingNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1972
About grief and loss, set in north america and countryside & village.
“Surfacing has been described by commentators as a companion novel to Atwood's collection of poems, Power Politics, which was written the previous year and deals with complementary issues.”
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The Harrad ExperimentNovel
Robert H. Rimmerstandalone novel1966
Set in north america.
“Amazon: A new-age 'experiment' takes place in the 1960s at Harrad College, a privately endowed and liberally run school that admits carefully selected students.”
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