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The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen — book cover

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos — book cover

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Oscar Hijuelos

Beloved by Toni Morrison — book cover

Beloved

Toni Morrison

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry — book cover

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

The Color Purple by Alice Walker — book cover

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron — book cover

The Confessions of Nat Turner

William Styron

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart — book cover

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson — book cover

The Finkler Question

Howard Jacobson

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga — book cover

The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

The Gathering by Anne Enright — book cover

The Gathering

Anne Enright

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai — book cover

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai

The Sea by John Banville — book cover

The Sea

John Banville

How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman — book cover

How Late It Was, How Late

James Kelman

Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth — book cover

Sacred Hunger

Barry Unsworth

The Famished Road by Ben Okri — book cover

The Famished Road

Ben Okri

Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey — book cover

Oscar and Lucinda

Peter Carey

The Bone People by Keri Hulme — book cover

The Bone People

Keri Hulme

The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch — book cover

The Sea, the Sea

Iris Murdoch

Saville by David Storey — book cover

Saville

David Storey

Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala — book cover

Heat and Dust

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala