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Midnight's ChildrenNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1980
Magical realism, about coming of age and identity, set in south asia.
“WorldCat: The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course.”
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Red PlentyNovel
Francis Spuffordstandalone novel2010
Historical fiction, about class conflict.
“A mix of history and fiction, the book approaches this topic through the viewpoints of more than a dozen characters, interspersed with essays.”
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A Modern UtopiaNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1905
Science fiction, 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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Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969
Science fiction and time travel, about war.
“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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MessiahNovel
Gore Vidalstandalone novel1954
Satire, about faith and religion, set in our world and north america.
Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
Dark in tone, about identity and 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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