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The Crying of Lot 49Novel
Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1966
Set in north america.
“The shortest of Pynchon's novels, the plot follows Oedipa Maas, a young Californian woman who begins to embrace a conspiracy theory as she possibly unearths a centuries-old feud between two mail distribution companies.”
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Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
Dark and reflective in tone, about war, set in our world.
“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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Pale FireNovel
Vladimir Nabokovstandalone novel1962
About books and reading, set in contemporary.
“Novel, written in the form of an epic poem by a fictional author, and scholarly commentary by a fictional biographer.”
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Deptford TrilogySeries
series3 books1970
completed
Reflective in tone, about family secrets.
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Pincher MartinNovel
William Goldingstandalone novel1956
Dark in tone, about survival, set in our world and at sea.
The PrestigeNovel
Christopher Prieststandalone novel1995
Historical fiction, about family secrets, set in our world and 19th century.
“There's a lot of focus on a trick, where he seems to move across any width of stage in an instant, and on a feud with another magician, Angier.”
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