Dystopia
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man Author: Mary Shelley Project: dystopia – environmental Year of publication: 1826 Pages: 512 Goodreads: The Last Man [ Download from Gutenberg.org ]
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Orpheus
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land Author: Anthony Doerr List: Recent Prize Winner (short list) Project: Orpheus | fleeting nature of happiness Project: War | Korean War (only part of the novel) Year of publication: 2021 Pages: 626 […]
Identity
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
Author: Barbara Kingsolver Project: Identity – religious Year of publication: 1998 Pages: 546 Goodreads: The Poisonwood Bible
Identity
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Author: Min Jin Lee Project: Identity – hybrid cultural Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 512 Goodreads: Pachinko
Identity
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
Author: Sarah Waters Project War – World War II Project: Identity – Sexual Identity Year of publication: 2006 Pages: 528 Goodreads: The Night Watch
Identity
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Author: Virgina Woolf Project: Identity – Sexual Identity Year of publication: 1928 Pages: 252 Goodreads: Orlando
Recent Prize Winner
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Author: Maggie Shipstead List: Recent Prize Winner (short list) Year of publication: 2021 Pages: 608 Goodreads: Great Circle
War
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
Author: Norman Mailer Project: War – Word War II Year of publication: 1948 Pages: 721 Goodreads: The Naked and the Dead
War
Sophie’s Choice (William Styron)
Author: William Styron Project: War – Word War II Year of publication: 1992 Pages: 562 Goodreads: Sophie’s Choice
Identity
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth Author: Zadie Smith Project: Identity – postcolonial / racial / hybrid cultural Year of publication: 2000 Pages: 448 Goodreads: White Teeth