Identity
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Author: Virgina Woolf Project: Identity – Sexual Identity Year of publication: 1928 Pages: 252 Goodreads: Orlando
growing-up
Identity
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
Author: Jean Kwok Published: 2010 Pages: 290 Project: Identity – Hybrid Cultural Identity please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply Girl in Translation portrays the story […]
Open Option
Elmet (Fiona Mozley)
Elmet Author: Fiona Mozley Year of publication: 2017 List: Recent Prize Winner (2017) Pages: 312 Goodreads: Elmet
Identity
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Author: Jeanette Winterson Project: Identity – Sexual Identity Year of publication: 1985 Pages: 224 Goodreads: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Open Option
The Queen’s Gambit (Walter Trevis)
The Queen’s Gambit is a gripping novel that follows the remarkable journey of Beth Harmon, a young chess prodigy. As she navigates the male-dominated world of competitive chess, she battles personal demons while striving to […]
Recent Prize Winner
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain Author: Douglas Stuart List: Recent Prize Winner (Winner 2020) Year of publication: 2020 Pages: 430 Goodreads: Shuggie Bain
War
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha Author: Arthur Golden Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 1997 Pages: 434 Goodreads: Memoirs of a Geisha “Set in World War II this novel tells the […]
War
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America Author: Philip Roth Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 2004 Pages: 391 Goodreads: The Plot Against America “What if not Roosevelt but an anti-Semitic, popular man […]
Orpheus
Life after Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life after Life follows the story of Ursula Todd, who is born multiple times, each life offering a different trajectory. The novel explores the concept of reincarnation and the impact of small choices and chance […]
Identity
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen by Potok follows the story of two young Jewish boys, Reuven and Danny, growing up in 1940s Brooklyn. Through their unlikely friendship, the novel explores their experiences with religious identity, familial expectations, and […]