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IshmaelSeries
series2 books1992
completed
Literary & general, challenging and reflective in tone, about faith and religion, set in contemporary and our world.
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The Satanic VersesNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1988
Magical realism, about identity and immigration and exile, set in british isles.
“As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.”
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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival and identity, set in europe.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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The Fire GospelNovel
Michel Faberstandalone novel2008
Fantasy, about books and reading.
Briefing for a Descent Into HellNovel
Doris Lessingstandalone novel1971
About madness and identity.
IslandNovel
Aldous Huxleystandalone novel1962
About ecological collapse, set in mid 20th century and 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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