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The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys Author: Colson Whitehead Project: Identity – Racial Identity List: Recent Prize Winner (Pulitzer Prize 2020) Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 212 Goodreads: The Nickel Boys
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Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other Author: Bernardine Evaristo Project: Identity – Racial Identity Label: Recent Prize Winner (Man Booker Short List 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 464 Goodreads: Girl, Woman, Other
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Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
In a frontier town, an aging magistrate witnesses the arrival of an oppressive empire and its conflict with the indigenous “barbarians.” As he questions the morality of the empire’s actions, he forms a bond with […]
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
Set in the United States during the 19th century, a young slave named Cora escapes from a Georgia plantation and embarks on a perilous journey through the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and […]
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Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi is a mesmerizing tale of a young Indian boy named Pi who survives a shipwreck and finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. As they face the challenges of […]
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple Author: Alice Walker Project: Identity – Racial Identity / Sexual Identity Year of publication: 1982 Pages: 295 Goodreads: The Color Purple
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Midnight’s Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight’s Children follows the lives of children born at the stroke of midnight on India’s independence day, each possessing unique powers. Their intertwined destinies mirror the nation’s tumultuous history, as they navigate love, loss, and […]
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea Author: Jean Rhys Project: Identity – postcolonial Year of publication: 1966 Pages: 166 [ ½ ] Goodreads: Wild Sargasso Sea
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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 […]
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Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days without End follows the journey of Thomas McNulty, an Irish immigrant, and his companion John Cole as they join the U.S. Army during the mid-19th century. Through the American Civil War, love, and hardship, […]