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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

"The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis" is a novel by the Portuguese author and Nobel laureate José Saramago, originally...

Satire 20TH Century Historical Portuguese

9.06 Excellent

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Moscow to the End of the Line

"Moscow to the End of the Line" (Moskva-Petushki) is a Russian prose poem written by Venedikt Erofeev in 1969. The narra...

Travel Russian Satire 20TH Century

9.05 Excellent

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Money: A Suicide Note

"Money: A Suicide Note" is a 1984 satirical novel by British author Martin Amis. The narrative follows John Self, a hedo...

Satire 20TH Century Rogue British

9.02 Excellent

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Earthly Powers

"Earthly Powers" is a panoramic novel by British author Anthony Burgess, published in 1980. Narrated by the aging homose...

Satire 20TH Century Historical British

9.01 Excellent

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The Public Burning

The Public Burning is a 1977 novel by American author Robert Coover that fictionalizes the 1953 execution of Julius and...

American Satire 20TH Century Historical

8.63 Great

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Journey to the End of the Night

Louis-Ferdinand Celine’s *Journey to the End of the Night* chronicles the experiences of Bardamu, a former soldier adrif...

French Satire 20TH Century Dark

8.57 Great

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The Moor's Last Sigh

The Moor's Last Sigh is a novel written by British-Indian author Salman Rushdie, published in 1995. The narrative follow...

Family Indian Satire 20TH Century

8.51 Great

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Portnoy's Complaint

Philip Roth’s *Portnoy’s Complaint* offers a candid, confessional narrative following Alexander Portnoy’s exploration of...

American Satire 20TH Century Confessional

8.45 Great

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Ways of Dying

Ways of Dying is a novel written by South African author Zakes Mda, first published in 1995. The narrative centers on To...

Satire 20TH Century South African Outsider

8.34 Great

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Dog Years

Dog Years (Hundejahre) is a German-language novel by Günter Grass, published in 1963 as the third volume of his Danzig T...

German Satire 20TH Century War

8.34 Great

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Inside Mr. Enderby

"Inside Mr. Enderby" is a picaresque comic novel written by British author Anthony Burgess and published in 1963. It int...

Comic Satire 20TH Century British

7.86 Good

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The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus is a 1994 comic novel by British author Stephen Fry. The protagonist is Ted Wallace, a washed-up, alcoh...

Comic Satire 20TH Century British

7.63 Good

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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is a 1972 novel by British writer Angela Carter. Set in an unnamed city u...

Adventure Satire 20TH Century British

7.39 Good

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Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage is the first published book by English writer and artist Denton Welch, issued in 1943. Drawing on Welch's...

Youth Satire 20TH Century Rogue

6.80 Fair

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The Flying Inn

The Flying Inn is a 1914 novel by the English writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Its plot follows Patrick Dalroy, an Irish...

Comic Satire 20TH Century British

6.52 Fair

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A Start in Life

A Start in Life is an 1842 French novel by Honoré de Balzac and a work in his larger series La Comédie humaine. The nove...

Satire 20TH Century Crime British

6.42 Fair

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Aaron's Rod

Aaron's Rod is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1922. Its protagonist, Aaron Sisson, is a coal miner and flautist...

Travel Artist Satire 20TH Century

6.12 Fair

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Ben, in the World

Ben, in the World is a 2000 novel by Doris Lessing and a sequel to The Fifth Child. It follows Ben Lovatt after he leave...

Satire 20TH Century British Journey

5.91 Mediocre

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Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Rub-A-Dub-Dub is Robert Wringham's 2023 Scottish comic picaresque about a railway worker whose self-care experiment begi...

Travel Comic Satire 20TH Century

5.64 Mediocre

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Ten Men

Ten Men is a 2005 British novel by Alexandra Gray. It is structured as an episodic first-person account in which an Engl...

Comic Satire 20TH Century British

5.45 Mediocre