White Noise
Professor Jack Gladney teaches Hitler studies at a small liberal arts college in rural New York…
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William Trevor's Last Stories
The story about the piano teacher has stayed and will stay with me for a while…
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Year of the Monkey
a collection of reality-blended fictional picaresque essays that only Patti Smith can write… totally my jam
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Humboldt's Gift
explores the changing relationship between art and power in a materialist America. This theme is addressed through the contrasting careers of two writers…
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A Swim in the Pond in the Rain
Close readings of a selection of Russian short stories
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Time's Arrow
Tod T. Friendly has a secret.
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Design for the Real World
Papanek examines the attempts by designers to combat the tawdry, the unsafe, and the frivolous.
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The Sportswriter
As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people—men, mostly—who live entirely within themselves.
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In Dreams Begin Responsibilities
Readers as diverse as TS Eliot and Lou Reed appreciated Delmore Schwartz's work.
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Killing Commendatore
a complex and introspective novel that combines elements of magical realism,
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Cathedral
his third collection of stories and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
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Waiting for the Barbarians
The theme of colonial imposition is central to the novel
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The Invention of Morel
The invention of morel La invención de Morel (1940) — translated as The Invention of Morel or Morel’s Invention — is a novel by Argentine writer Adolfo Bioy Casares. It was Bioy Casares’ breakthrough effort, for which he won the 1941 First Municipal Prize for Literature of the City of Buenos Aires. He considered it the true beginning of his literary career, despite being his seventh book. The first edition cover artist was Norah Borges (see below), sister of Bioy...
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A Man Called Ove
a grumpy and solitary old man who finds unexpected connections and purpose in life
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Flying to America
published in 2007, this book presents all of Barthelme’s previously unpublished
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The Plains
In The Plains, Murnane explores how the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture.
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Love is Blind
William Boyd's Love is Blind follows the life of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish
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The Nose
follows the bizarre misadventures of Major Kovalyov and his missing nose
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The Skating Rink
With a murder at its heart, The Skating Rink is, among other things, a crime
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Running Dog
follows Moll Robbins, a New York City journalist trailing the activities
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Lincoln in the Bardo
The novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincoln's son William "Willie" Wallace Lincoln and deals with the president's grief at his loss. The bulk of the novel takes place throughout a single evening.
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Impossible Owls - Essays
The essays in Impossible Owls go beyond simply chronicling some of the modern world’s most uncanny, unbelievable, and spectacular oddities.
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Molloy
the novelistic equivalent of abstract painting
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Riding Toward Everywhere
Delves into the history and culture of train hopping. Excellent writing.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean
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Underworld
The prologue of _Underworld_ is a fictionalized account of The Shot Heard
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My Struggle, Book 2
Knausgaard reflects on his strained relationship with his father, who is
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The Time Machine
A classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells published in 1895.
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My Struggle, Book 1
The book is a deeply introspective and honest exploration of Knausgaard's personal life, relationships, and struggles.
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A Brief History of Time
Hawking takes readers on a journey through the history of cosmology, from ancient Greek philosophers to modern scientific theories.