5 best-selling historical fiction books like Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk

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Agaat

By: Marlene van Niekerk

4.03

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

In the waning days of the South African apartheid, Milla, an elderly white woman, is silenced by a …

"Nature is subtle and complex."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

"Nature is subtle and complex."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

"Marriage is holy and it's private."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

"Marriage is holy and it's private."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Furðustrandir (Inspector Erlendur #11) by Arnaldur Indriðason

1. Furðustrandir (Inspector Erlendur #11)

By: Arnaldur Indriðason

3.92

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

Published now in twenty-six countries around the world, Inspector Erlendur joins Maigret, Morse, Wa… read more

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  • fiction
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2. Het pauperparadijs

By: Suzanna Jansen

3.75

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

Amsterdam-Noord tijdens de crisisjaren: Roza Dingemans, moeder van een door schulden en alcoholisme… read more

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3. Gömda: en sann historia

By: Liza Marklund

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

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4. Ten Days in a Mad-House

By: Nellie Bly

3.70

Format: 186 pages,

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5. The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

By: Lawrence Block

3.92

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Hooker was young, pretty...and dead, butchered in a Greenwich village apartment. Prime suspect, a m… read more

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  • fiction

6. Blauw water

By: Simone van der Vlugt

3.74

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

Als Lisa in haar achtertuin de was ophangt staat er ineens een ontsnapte tbs'er voor haar neus. Vlu… read more

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7. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

By: Ayana Mathis

3.59

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Mig… read more

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8. Kairos

By: Jenny Erpenbeck

3.46

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende de… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • novels
"She would like a shallow life, swift and shallow, till some day she can start again. Get through her time fast until then. And when will that be? Then."

-Jenny Erpenbeck, Kairos

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9. Om udregning af rumfang I

By: Solvej Balle

3.71

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

''Om udregning af rumfang I'' er første del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele, der hører til i genr… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. De beesten

By: Gijs Wilbrink

4.06

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

‘Ik wil niet veel zeggen, maar volgens mij ging het al mis met Tom Keller toen die twee ooms hem ’s… read more

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  • literature
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Stacken

By: Annika Norlin

4.16

Format: 300 pages, ebook

Vad är det som händer nere vid vattnet? Emelie har flytt staden förr skogen och ser plötsligt en g… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. De omwenteling

By: Suzanna Jansen

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Op een ochtend in 1981 hangt Betsy Jansen-Dingemans een laken buiten. Het is geen wasdag en het lak… read more

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13. Jävla karlar

By: Andrev Walden

4.07

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

"En gång hade jag sju pappor på sju år. Det här är berättelsen om de åren. Om något låter påhittat … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Min pappa är indian och nu ska jag berätta det för blomma."

-Andrev Walden, Jävla karlar

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14. Löpa varg

By: Kerstin Ekman

3.97

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Då kom han ut. Han gjorde det med en självklarhet som var lätt att begripa; den här världen var ju … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Brotherless Night

By: V.V. Ganeshananthan

4.46

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

In this searing novel, a courageous young woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor as … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
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16. Dunkelblum

By: Eva Menasse

3.78

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Jeder schweigt von etwas anderem. Auf den ersten Blick ist Dunkelblum eine Kleinstadt wie jede a… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
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17. Bröd och mjölk

By: Karolina Ramqvist

3.68

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

I Bröd och mjölk skriver Karolina Ramqvist om en ensam flickas uppväxt fylld av doft, färg och smak… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Stolen

By: Ann-Helén Laestadius

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM Louise Erdrich meets Jo Nesbø in this spellbinding Swedish novel that fo… read more

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  • contemporary
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Plötsligt började áhkku sjunga, högt, med klar röst. En samisk psalm. Hanna stod en bra bit bort men hon vände sig om, lyssnade och sjönk ihop, såg ut att kunna ramla. "

-Ann-Helén Laestadius, Stolen

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19. Pursuit

By: Joyce Carol Oates

3.40

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

As a child, Abby had the same recurring nightmare night after night, in which she wandered through … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Städerskan (Suzanne Eriks #4) by Dag Öhrlund

20. Städerskan (Suzanne Eriks #4)

By: Dag Öhrlund

3.17

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

Den psykopatiska hovrättsdomaren Suzanne Eriks har tre personliga mål: att bli justitieråd, ekonomi… read more

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21. Agaat

By: Marlene van Niekerk

4.03

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

In the waning days of the South African apartheid, Milla, an elderly white woman, is silenced by a … read more

Similar categories in Marlene van Niekerk's Agaat book and Marlene van Niekerk's Agaat

  • literary fiction
  • race
  • africa
  • south africa
  • novels
  • literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
"Nature is subtle and complex."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

"Marriage is holy and it's private."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

"In a state of pseudo-death you restore your substance."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

"..we all have to do things in this life that we don't like.."

-Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat

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Furðustrandir (Inspector Erlendur #11)

Arnaldur Indriðason

3.92

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The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

Lawrence Block

3.92

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Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

3.46

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Om udregning af rumfang I

Solvej Balle

3.71

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Sacha Bronwasser

3.95

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Anya Niewierra

4.00

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Dat beloof ik

Roxane van Iperen

3.68

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Tiemen Hiemstra

3.88

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