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Ali,
Monica. Brick
Lane
This
engaging first novel tells the story of a sympathetic
Bangladesh
woman who challenges her fate and imagines a life full of passion
and purpose.
Antunes,
Antonio Lobo. The
Inquisitors’ Manual
Using stream
of consciousness, Antunes gets to the heart and soul of the
depravity of
Portugal
’s Salazar dictatorship through the lives that were affected.
Boyd,
William. Any
Human Heart
The diary of
a writer, spy, and lover takes the reader on an amazing and
intimate journey through the major events of the twentieth
century.
Hosseini,
Khaled. The
Kite Runner
The boyhood
friendship of social opposites and the strong father-son
relationship of two Afghan émigrés form the heart of this story
of
Afghanistan
at peace and war.
Jones,
Edward P. The
Known World
Slavery, a
cancer that takes many forms, is the source of complex
relationships in this story of black slaveholders in antebellum
Virginia
.
Haddon, Mark. The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
A
teenage autistic savant narrates his search for the killer of his
neighbor’s dog, which leads to discoveries about his own life.
Lethem,
Jonathan. The
Fortress of Solitude
Life is hell
for Dylan, a white kid in a rundown
Brooklyn
neighborhood, until he makes friends with Mingus, the son of an
addicted R & B star.
Morrison,
Toni. Love
Past and
present rivalries dominate this haunting tale of the feuding women
connected to the late owner of a once-flourishing hotel for the
black elite.
O’Connor,
Joseph. Star
of the Sea
Danger,
regret, and hope lurk on every deck, from steerage to first class,
of an 1847 ship full of Irish immigrants desperate for a new life
in
America
.
Packer,
ZZ. Drinking
Coffee Elsewhere
In
Packer’s first collection of short stories, about the African
American experience, misfits living on the fringes of society face
life-altering choices.
Saramago,
Jose. The
Cave
This dark,
allegorical tale juxtaposes a rural existence with artificial
modern life and examines love, relationships, and family.
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