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Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
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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JunkyNovel
William S. Burroughsstandalone novel1953
Set in north america.
“A semi-autobiographical account, narrated in a matter-of-fact manner, of the author’s life as a drug addict.”
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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, 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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Voices from the StreetNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel2007
About madness, set in north america and big city.
“A young salesman in a San Francisco radio and electronics store in 1952 feels a vague dissatisfaction with his job, his wife, and newborn son, wishing for better things.”
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In Milton Lumky TerritoryNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1985
Set in north america.
“Originally written in 1958, but rejected by prospective publishers, this book was eventually published posthumously in 1985 by Dragon Press.”
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HangsamanNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1951
Gothic and psychological horror, about madness, set in north america.
“The second of Jackson's published novels, Hangsaman is a bildungsroman centering on lonely college freshman Natalie Waite, who descends into madness after enrolling in a liberal arts college.”
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