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Fifth Business
Fifth Business explores themes of memory and consequence through the recollections of Rearrangement Phillips, a retired professor contemplating a pivotal event from his youth at Brookfield Hall. Set in the 1970s within the Canadian university system, the novel examines how a seemingly insignificant...
apps Top Fifth Business Alternatives
The top alternative to Fifth Business in 2026 is Stoner with a score of 9.4/10, followed by The History Man (8.3) and The Rebel Angels (8.2).
Stoner
John Williams’ *Stoner* chronicles the life of Edwin “Stoner” Grant, a Midwestern student at Midwestern State Teachers C...
The History Man
"The History Man" is a campus novel written by Malcolm Bradbury, published in 1975. The book centers on Howard Kirk, a m...
The Rebel Angels
"The Rebel Angels" is a 1981 campus novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies that serves as the first installment of hi...
The Lyre of Orpheus
The Lyre of Orpheus is a 1988 novel by Canadian writer Robertson Davies and the final volume of the Cornish Trilogy. Its...
World of Wonders
World of Wonders is a 1975 novel by Canadian writer Robertson Davies and the concluding volume of the Deptford Trilogy....
What's Bred in the Bone
What's Bred in the Bone is a 1985 novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies, forming the second volume of his Cornish Tr...
The Manticore
"The Manticore" is a 1972 novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies and the second volume in his Deptford Trilogy, situa...
Leaven of Malice
Leaven of Malice is a 1954 comedic novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies, serving as the second book in his Salterto...
Tempest-Tost
Tempest-Tost is the debut novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies, published in 1951. It serves as the first installme...
The Groves of Academe
The Groves of Academe is a 1952 novel by Mary McCarthy set at Jocelyn College, a fictional progressive institution in th...
The Dying Animal
The Dying Animal is a 2001 novella by Philip Roth featuring David Kepesh, the literature professor who also appears in T...
The Cunning Man
The Cunning Man is a 1994 novel by Canadian writer Robertson Davies and the last novel he completed. Presented largely t...
End Zone
End Zone is a 1972 novel by Don DeLillo, his second published book, set at fictional Logos College in West Texas. The no...
The Professor of Desire
The Professor of Desire is a 1977 novel by Philip Roth featuring David Kepesh, a character who also appears in Roth's ea...
A Word Child
A Word Child is a 1975 novel by Iris Murdoch following Hilary Burde, a civil servant in London whose life is constrained...
Blue Angel
Blue Angel is a 2000 novel by Francine Prose about Ted Swenson, a creative-writing professor at a small college in Vermo...
The Women's Room
The Women's Room is a 1977 novel by American writer Marilyn French that examines marriage, domestic labor, sexuality, ed...
A Doubter's Almanac
A Doubter's Almanac is a 2016 novel by American writer Ethan Canin about mathematical achievement, obsession, and inheri...
The Anatomy Lesson
Published in 1983, "The Anatomy Lesson" is a novel by Philip Roth and the third book in his Zuckerman Bound series. The...
The Diviners
"The Diviners" is a 1974 novel by Canadian author Margaret Laurence. It is the fifth and final book in her celebrated Ma...
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