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Gore Vidalstandalone novel1954

Satire, about faith and religion, set in north america.

Nigel Dennisstandalone novel1955

Satire, about identity and class conflict, set in british isles.

“The case histories are in fact fictional representations of a character in line with their theoretical biases, rather than analyses of real patients.”
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Children of ViolenceSeries

series5 books1952

completed

Reflective in tone, about coming of age and identity, set in africa.

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Gravity's RainbowNovel

Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1973

Postmodern, about war, set in europe and early 20th century.

“The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military.”
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Lord of the FliesNovel

William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Dark in tone, about survival and coming of age, set in islands.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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A Modern UtopiaNovel

H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1905

Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in parallel universe and early 20th century.

“There they examine a global order run by a voluntary elite called the Samurai, who try to hold together progress and stability without the coercion Wells thought inevitable in the utopias that came before his.”
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