Books Ive Read 2009 v.2
Explore a curated 2009 reading list featuring standout fiction like David Eagleman's Sum, Shaun Tan's The Arrival, and Nathanael West's Miss Lonelyhearts. Discover thought-provoking reads from 2009 books.
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Einstein's Dreams
by Alan Lightman
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence. “A magical, metaphysical realm ... Captivating, enchanting, delightful.” —The New York Times Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar. Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein’s Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
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Miss Lonelyhearts
by Nathanael West
These two dark stories, and the most notable works of the short career of Nathanael West, remain stunningly powerful pieces of fiction more than 75 years after their original publication.
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Sum
by David Eagleman
A dazzling work of fiction, these brief vignettes present a stunning array ofpossible worlds awaiting each person in the afterlife.
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Tales from Outer Suburbia
by Shaun Tan
Fifteen illustrated short stories, some humorous and some haunting, set in the Australian suburbs.
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The Arrival
by Shaun Tan
"In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family."--
