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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival and loneliness, set in our world and contemporary.
“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 Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified SinnerNovel
James Hoggstandalone novel1824
Dark in tone, about madness and faith and religion, set in 19th century.
ClimbersNovel
M. John Harrisonstandalone novel1989
About friendship, set in mountains and late 20th century.
The New MachiavelliNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1910
About political intrigue, set in early 20th century.
Orlando: A BiographyNovel
Virginia Woolfstandalone novel1928
Historical fiction, about gender and society and immortality.
“Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender studies.”
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The Satanic VersesNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1988
Magical realism, about faith and religion, set in our world and contemporary.
“As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.”
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