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This Is Not Civilization
In the tradition of Prague and White Teeth, This Is Not Civilization is an inspired, sweeping debut novel that hopscotches from Arizona to Central Asia to Istanbul with a well-meaning, …
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Brick Lane
“A book you won’t be able to put down. A Bangladeshi immigrant in London is torn between the kind, tedious older husband with whom she has an arranged marriage (and …
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White Teeth
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A House for Mr. Biswas
From the Nobel Prize-winning author: an unforgettable comedy of manners inspired by the author's father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels. “A marvelous prose …
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Midnight's Children
The story of Saleem Sinal, born precisely at midnight, August 15, 1947, the moment India became independent. Saleem's life parallels the history of his nation.
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The Kite Runner
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a …
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Kafka on the Shore
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
A book about love and courage and decency and glory. It is written with a wisdom that washes the mind and cools it. With an understanding that rips the heart …
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Things Fall Apart
“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is …
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The English Patient
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Warlight traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an abandoned Italian villa at the end of World War …
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The Quiet American
An eager American envoy is mysteriously assigned to Saigon during the French occupation of Indochina.
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True History of the Kelly Gang
“I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silences my dear daughter you are presently too young …
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Dark Star Safari
In his first new travel book in eight years, the endearingly irascible Theroux takes readers the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, dugout canoe, cattle truck, armed convoy, ferry and …
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The Namesake
A young man born of Indian parents in America struggles with issues of identity from his teens to his thirties.
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The Heart of the Matter
An assistant police commissioner in a West African coastal town lets passion overrule his honor.
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Small Island
Told in four distinct voices, the winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2004 is a courageous novel of tender emotion and sparkling wit, encapsulating the most American of experiences: …
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash in this novel from the National Book Award-winning author. Martin Quarrier has come to …
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The Snow Leopard
When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were …
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An End to Suffering
This deeply original and provocative book about the Buddha's life and his influence follows the author's own search to understand the Buddha's relevance to a world where class oppression and …
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The Piano Tuner
A New York Times Notable Book A San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year “A gripping and resonant novel. . . …