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Prayer for Owen Meany
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by John Irving

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Never Let Me Go: A Novel
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Never Let Me Go: A Novel
by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Set in a (barely?) alternate England in the late 1990s, Never Let Me Go is the sum of Kathy's memories. Kathy is one of many "donors" who have been brought into being for purposes that, while well-intended, can come to no good. Ishiguro's novel...
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Never Let Me Go
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by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Ishiguro takes a meditative look at childhood, loss of innocence, and human deception and the drive for survival. This is a haunting narrative that is joyous and sad at once — reminiscent of Philip K. Dick, but with a very literary and poignant eye...
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The Remains of the Day
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by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Heralded upon release for its elegance and restraint, The Remains of the Day has become a classic of British literature — and one of my favorite books! Ishiguro's simple, painstakingly precise language beautifully captures a man and an era that...
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by Isabel Fonseca

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The author of the classic Bury Me Standing now gives us a riveting first novel that reaches from the Indian Ocean to London and New York, and into the most confounding precincts of the human heart. Jean Hubbard is a syndicated health columnist, her...
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Black Rain
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by Masuji Ibuse

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|Black Rain is centered around the story of a young woman who was caught in the radioactive "black rain" that fell after the bombing of Hiroshima. lbuse bases his tale on real-life diaries and interviews with victims of the holocaust; the result is a...
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The Railway
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The Railway
by Hamid Ismailov

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Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, this compelling novel introduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. Among those whose stories we hear are Mefody-Jurisprudence, the town's alcoholic...
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
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Hotel New Hampshire
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Hotel New Hampshire
by John Irving

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"The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels." So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of...
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Fourth Hand
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Fourth Hand
by John Irving

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The Fourth Hand asks an interesting question: “How can anyone identify a dream of the future?” The answer: “Destiny is not imaginable, except in dreams or to those in love." While reporting a story from India, a New York television...
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An Artist of the Floating World
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro

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This is the story of an artist as an aging man, struggling through the wreckage of Japan's World War II experience. Ishiguro's first novel....
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Until I Find You
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Until I Find You
by John Irving

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Irving's eleventh novel contains multitudes, building and building upon the questionable memories of perhaps his most autobiographical character to date. When Jack Burns reaches L.A., you'll be thankful for the author's screenwriting dalliances...
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Emperor: The Death of Kings
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Emperor: The Death of Kings
by Conn Iggulden

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The acclaimed author of Emperor: The Gates of Rome returns to the extraordinary life of Julius Caesar in a new novel that takes us further down the path to glory . . . as Caesar comes into his own as a man, warrior, senator, husband, and leader. In a...
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When We Were Orphans (Vintage International)
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When We Were Orphans (Vintage International)
by Kazuo Ishiguro

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"When We Were Orphans takes the Dorothy L. Sayers or Arthur Conan Doyle English detective story, replete with glamour and intrigue, and fashions an almost inside-out mystery, one in which what is done to you is hardly the point — it is what one does...
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The Uncle's Story
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The Uncle's Story
by Witi Ihimaera

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Michael Mahana's personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of another family secret — about his uncle, Sam, who had fought in the Vietnam War. Now, armed with his uncle's diary, Michael goes searching for the truth about his...
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Emperor #03: The Field of Swords
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Emperor #03: The Field of Swords
by Conn Iggulden

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With his acclaimed Emperor novels, author Conn Iggulden brings a dazzling world to life–the rich, complex world of ancient Rome as seen through the eyes of one extraordinary man: Julius Caesar. Now Iggulden returns to the story of Julius Caesar and...
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Emperor: The Gods of War
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Emperor: The Gods of War
by Conn Iggulden

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The year is 53 B.C. Fresh from victory in Gaul, Julius Caesar leads battle-hardened legions across the Rubicon river–threatening Rome herself. Even the master strategist Pompey is caught unprepared by the strike, and forced to abandon his city. The...
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Genghis: Birth of an Empire
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Genghis: Birth of an Empire
by Conn Iggulden

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He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin’s young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the betrayal of his father by a neighboring tribe and the abandonment of his entire...
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Genghis: Birth of an Empire
by Conn Iggulden

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He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin’s young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the betrayal of his father by a neighboring tribe and the abandonment of his entire...
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Emperor
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by Conn Iggulden

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Rarely, if ever, does a new writer dazzle us with such a vivid imagination and storytelling, flawlessly capturing the essence of a land, a people, a legend. Conn Iggulden is just such a writer, bringing to vivid life one of the most fascinating eras in...
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