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The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
The Shadow King Author: Maaza Mengiste List: Recent Prize Winner (Short List 2020) Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 448 Goodreads: The Shadow King
World War II
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief Author: Marcus Zusak List: Open Option Projects: Orpheus | War Year of publication: 2006 Pages: 552 Goodreads: The Book Thief “This complex story is about a girl stealing, and thereby saving books […]
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Sarah’s Key (Tatiana de Rosnay)
Sarah’s Key Author: Tatiana de Rosnay List: Open Option Project: war Year of publication: 2006 Pages: 306 Goodreads: Sarah’s Key “In this two part intertwined novel a young girl protects her brother from […]
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Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha Author: Arthur Golden List: Open Option Project: war Year of publication: 1997 Pages: 434 Goodreads: Memoirs of a Geisha “Set in World War II this novel tells the story […]
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When We Were Orphans (Kazuo Ishiguro)
When We Were Orphans Author: Kazuo Ishiguro List: Open Option Project: war Year of publication: 2000 Pages: 320 Goodreads: When We Were Orphans “A detective story in which during the Sino-Japanese War an […]
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Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun Author: J.G. Ballard List: Open Option Category: war Year of publication: 1984 Pages: 279 Goodreads: Empire of the Sun “Autobiographical story about surviving and growing up in a Japanese […]
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement Author: Ian McEwan List: Open Option Category: war Year of publication: 2001 Pages: 335 Goodreads: Atonement “Revolving around the search for identity and overcoming guilt divided into three periods, including World War […]
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The Garden of Evening Mists (Tan Twang Eng)
The Garden of Evening Mists Author: Tan Twan Eng List: Recent Prize Winner (Man Booker Prize Shortlist 2012) Year of publication: 2011 Pages: 335 Goodreads: The Garden of Evening Mists Category: war “Set […]
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The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America Author: Philip Roth Label: Open Option Category: war Year of publication: 2004 Pages: 391 Goodreads: The Plot Against America “What if not Roosevelt but an anti-Semitic, popular man rose […]
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The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love Author: Nicole Krauss Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 255 Goodreads: The History of Love Project: Orpheus