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  • Cover of Lord of the Flies
    Lord of the FliesNovel

    William Golding · standalone novel · 1954

    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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  • Cover of Mother Night
    Mother NightNovel

    Kurt Vonnegut & Jr. · standalone novel · 1962

    Dark in tone, about identity and war, set in 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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    similar byliterary & generalour worldmid 20th century

  • Cover of Charlotte's Web
    Charlotte's WebNovel

    E. B. White · standalone novel · 1952

    Bittersweet in tone, about friendship and survival, set in countryside & village.

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  • Cover of Messiah
    MessiahNovel

    Gore Vidal · standalone novel · 1954

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

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  • Cover of The Magic Toyshop
    The Magic ToyshopNovel

    Angela Carter · standalone novel · 1967

    Gothic, about coming of age and family secrets, set in british isles.

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  • Cover of Naked Lunch
    Naked LunchNovel

    William S. Burroughs · standalone novel · 1959

    Satire, challenging in tone, about addiction.

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