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Cat's CradleNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1963
Postmodern and science fiction, about nanotechnology and faith and religion.
The Mouse That RoaredSeries
series6 books1955
completed
Humor.
“The 1955 novel uses Fenwick's mismatched ambitions to poke fun at Cold War politics and the nuclear arms race, and Wibberley kept the joke going across four more novels into the 1970s.”
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The Tin MenNovel
Michael Fraynstandalone novel1965
About artificial intelligence.
IlluminatusSeries
series8 books1975
completed
Postmodern, challenging in tone, about political intrigue.
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Cards of IdentityNovel
Nigel Dennisstandalone novel1955
Challenging in tone, 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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Lady OracleNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1976
Reflective in tone, about identity and art and artists, set in north america.