Open Option
New Boy (Tracy Chevalier)
New Boy Author: Tracy Chevalier Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 208 Category: Shakespeare Retold: Othello Goodreads: New Boy
betrayal
Open Option
Shylock Is My Name (Howard Jacobson)
Shylock Is My Name Author: Howard Jacobson Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 275 Category: Shakespeare Retold: The Merchant of Venice Goodreads: Shylock Is My Name
Open Option
I, Iago (Nicole Galland)
I, Iago Author: Nicole Galland Year of publication: 2012 Pages: 370 Category: Shakespeare Retold; Othello Goodreads: I, Iago
Recent Prize Winner
Burnt Sugar (Avni Doshi)
Burnt Sugar Author: Avni Doshi List: Recent Prize Winner (Short List 2020) Year of publication: 2020 Pages: 240 Goodreads: Burnt Sugar
War
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner follows Amir, a young Afghan boy, as he navigates the complexities of friendship, guilt, and redemption. Set against the backdrop of war-torn Afghanistan, the novel explores the enduring power of loyalty, the […]
War
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)
Mother Night Author: Kurt Vonnegut Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 1961 Pages: 176 Goodreads: Mother Night
Orpheus
Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)
Amsterdam follows the lives of two former friends, a composer and a newspaper editor, as they navigate a moral dilemma triggered by the death of a mutual lover. The story explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, […]
Dystopia
1984 (George Orwell)
In a totalitarian society ruled by a repressive government, Winston Smith rebels against the oppressive regime by secretly questioning its control and seeking personal freedom. As he navigates a world of surveillance and manipulation, he […]