6 Top literary fiction books like Sadness Is a White Bird by Moriel Rothman-Zecher

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Sadness Is a White Bird

By: Moriel Rothman-Zecher

4.07

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical and searing debut novel written by a rising literary star and MacDowell Fellow, a y…

"I am waiting for this starving land to open up and swallow me."

-Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Sadness Is a White Bird

"I am waiting for this starving land to open up and swallow me."

-Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Sadness Is a White Bird

If you liked the literary fiction plot in Sadness Is a White Bird by Moriel Rothman-Zecher , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of A Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journals, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle

1. A Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journals, #1)

By: Madeleine L'Engle

4.21

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

This journal shares fruitful reflections on life and career prompted by the author's visit to her p… read more

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"One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journals, #1)

"The best way to guide children without coercion is to be ourselves."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journals, #1)

"...it's amazing what passing the half-century mark does to free one to be eccentric."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journals, #1)

"Detachment and involvement: the artist must have both. The link between them is compassion."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Journals, #1)

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2. On Palestine

By: Noam Chomsky , Ilan Pappé

4.25

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Operation Protective Edge, Israel's most recent assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dea… read more

Similar categories in Noam Chomsky's On Palestine book and Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird

  • israel
"It's quite standard for those who hold the clubs to say: "Forget about everything that happened and let's just go on from here." In other words, "I've got what I want, and out forget about what your …"

-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine

"How, then, does one become an activist? The easy answer would be to say that we do not become activists; we simply forget that we are. We are all born with compassion, generosity, and love for others…"

-Noam Chomsky, On Palestine

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3. Let It Be Morning

By: Sayed Kashua , Miriam Shlesinger

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Soon to be a major motion picture from award–winning director Eran Kolirin In his searing new novel… read more

Similar categories in Sayed Kashua's Let It Be Morning book and Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird

  • literary fiction
  • israel
  • jewish
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
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4. Khirbet Khizeh

By: S. Yizhar

4.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Fiction. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange and Yaacob Dweck. Afterword by David Shulm… read more

Similar categories in S. Yizhar's Khirbet Khizeh book and Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird

  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • israel
  • jewish
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5. Do Not Say We Have Nothing

By: Madeleine Thien

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, wh… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Without You

By: Anthony Rapp

4.62

Format: None pages,

Anthony Rapp captures the passion and grit unique to the theatre world as he recounts his life-chan… read more

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  • lgbt

7. The Lover

By: A.B. Yehoshua , Philip Simpson

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Elusive, haunting."--New York Times Book Review A husband's search for his wife's lover, lost amid… read more

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8. Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah Diaries

By: Suad Amiry

3.68

Format: None pages, Paperback

Based on diaries and e-mail correspondence that architect Suad Amiry kept from 1981 to 2004, Sharon… read more

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9. Terra Nullius

By: Claire G. Coleman

3.61

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

Jacky was running. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. There was no sen… read more

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10. Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine

By: Raja Shehadeh , Anthony Lewis

4.03

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

"This is not a political book," Anthony Lewis asserts in his foreword to this revealing memoir of a… read more

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11. The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine

By: Ben Ehrenreich

5.00

Format: 172 pages,

From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the lives and struggles of a… read more

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12. Hum If You Don’t Know the Words

By: Bianca Marais

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apart… read more

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13. The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World

By: Sharon Brous

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community bas… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Brous's The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World book and Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird

  • jewish
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14. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

Similar categories in Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings book and Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird

  • contemporary
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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15. Eight Days in May: The Final Collapse of the Third Reich

By: Volker Ullrich

4.21

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

In a bunker deep below Berlin's Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his new bride, Eva Braun, t… read more

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16. The Memory Collectors

By: Kim Neville

3.69

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of The Scent Keeper and The Keeper of Lost Things , an atmospheric and enchanting … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Remember, the object only reflects a feeling that came from a human. It holds a story from where it came from, but it's not alive."

-Kim Neville, The Memory Collectors

"Maybe you can't force happiness on a person. But you can build a place where a person could find happiness when they're ready for it."

-Kim Neville, The Memory Collectors

"Facts are only part of the truth. So much can be learned from books beyond what can be found in the words printed on the page ... It's a treasure hunt, an intricate dance through a paper maze, moving…"

-Kim Neville, The Memory Collectors

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17. The Weddings (Inheritance collection)

By: Alexander Chee

3.36

Format: 47 pages, Kindle Edition

For Jack Cho, a fortysomething gay man, being able to marry someone he loves is so unfamiliar it’s … read more

Similar categories in Alexander Chee's The Weddings (Inheritance collection) book and Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird

  • contemporary
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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18. The Mission House

By: Carys Davies

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In The Mission House, Hilary Byrd flees his demons and the dark undercurrents of contemporary life … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • novels
Cover of Sadness Is a White Bird by Moriel Rothman-Zecher

19. Sadness Is a White Bird

By: Moriel Rothman-Zecher

4.07

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical and searing debut novel written by a rising literary star and MacDowell Fellow, a y… read more

Similar categories in Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird book and Moriel Rothman-Zecher's Sadness Is a White Bird

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • israel
  • jewish
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
"I am waiting for this starving land to open up and swallow me."

-Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Sadness Is a White Bird

Cover of 1974: A Personal History by Francine Prose

20. 1974: A Personal History

By: Francine Prose

3.82

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The first memoir from critically acclaimed, bestselling author Francine Prose, about the close rela… read more

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21. Buzz Books 2020: Spring/Summer

By: Publishers Lunch

4.40

Format: 776 pages, Kindle Edition

As booksellers gather for the annual Winter Institute convention, where they get to meet the season… read more

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8 Top fiction books like Sadness Is a White Bird by Moriel Rothman-Zecher

Transform Your Habits

Let It Be Morning

Sayed Kashua , Miriam Shlesinger

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Khirbet Khizeh

S. Yizhar

4.82

Transform Your Habits

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

3.52

Transform Your Habits

Blessings

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

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20 Best fiction books like Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Transform Your Habits

Born on a Tuesday

Elnathan John

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Henry Henry

Allen Bratton

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Evenings and Weekends

Oisín McKenna

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Blessings

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

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