2009: Read On

Explore a curated list of must-read books from 2009. Discover top titles, hidden gems, and literary favorites that defined the year. Perfect for book lovers!

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

by Junot DĂ­az

Winner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine …
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On Becoming a Novelist

by John W Gardner

"One of the greatest creative writing teachers we've ever had." —Frederick Busch On Becoming a Novelist contains the wisdom accumulated during John Gardner's distinguished twenty-year …
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The Sun Also Rises

by Ernest Hemingway

A profile of the Lost Generation captures life among the expatriates on Paris' Left Bank during the 1920s, the brutality of bullfighting in Spain, and …
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Darkness at Noon

by Arthur Koestler

An aging revolutionary is imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the Party to which he has dedicated his life. He recalls a career that embodies the …
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The Natural

by Bernard Malamud

Malamud uses the fanatical and aggressive world of professional baseball to mirror contemporary society.
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Deliverance

by James Dickey

The canoe trip from hell. Classic take of four men caught in a primitive and violent test of manhood. Their adventure turns into a struggle …
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