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The Third PolicemanNovel
Flann O'Brienstandalone novel1967
Challenging and eerie in tone, about madness.
Cards of IdentityNovel
Nigel Dennisstandalone novel1955
Satire, challenging in tone, about class conflict.
“The case histories are in fact fictional representations of a character in line with their theoretical biases, rather than analyses of real patients.”
from the catalogue
Even Cowgirls Get the BluesNovel
Tom Robbinsstandalone novel1976
Humor, about gender and society, set in north america and late 20th century.
“Sissy Hankshaw was born with unusually oversized thumbs, and instead of seeing them as a flaw turns them into a gift: the greatest hitchhiking thumbs in America, carrying her across the country on a restless road life.”
from the catalogue
EnderbySeries
series4 books1963
completed
About art and artists.
Start with Inside Mr Enderby →
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.”
from the catalogue
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.”
from the catalogue