Beasts Of No Nation
Author: Uzodinma Iweala
Set in an unnamed African country, ‘Beasts of No Nation’ tells the story of Agu, a village boy who becomes embroiled in war…..Read More
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Speak No Evil
Don’t say a word. . . . Just scream.The murder of eighteen-year-old Angie Vance was exceptionally vile–her mouth was sealed with glue, an obscenity was scrawled across her skin, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Policewomen, Rape, Sheriffs
The Inheritance of Loss
In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai,… Continue Reading Posted in: American Literature, Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Domestic Fiction, Judges Retirement, Psychological Fiction
Brick Lane
Still in her teenage years, Nazneen finds herself in an arranged marriage with a disappointed man who is twenty years older. Away from the mud and heat of her Bangladeshi… Continue Reading Posted in: Bangladeshis, Fiction, Sisters
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn First published in the Soviet journal Novy Mir in 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich stands as a classic… Continue Reading Posted in: 1918 2008, Aleksandr Isaevich, Communism, Literature, Reference, Russian Literature, Solzhenitï¸ S︡Yn
A Long Way Gone
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