She Plays with the Darkness
By: Zakes Mda
3.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In a remote mountain village in Lesotho, the beautiful Dikosha lives for dancing and for song, sett…
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1. Waiting for the Barbarians
By: J.M. Coetzee
3.93
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
For decades the Magistrate has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a tiny fr… read more
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- africa
- south africa
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"Nothing is worse than what we can imagine"-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians
"Schmerz ist Wahrheit; alles andere wird angezweifelt."-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians
"A fool in love is laughed at but in the end always forgiven"-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians
"I am now no more than a pile of blood, bone and meat that is unhappy."-J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians
2. Sing, Unburied, Sing
By: Jesmyn Ward
3.81
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction 2017 A searing and profound Southern odyssey. In Jesm… read more
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- magical realism
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3. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
By: Lola Shoneyin
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
African-born poet Lola Shoneyin makes her fiction debut with The Secret Lives of Babi Segi's Wives,… read more
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4. Told by Starlight in Chad
By: Joseph Brahim Seid , Translated by Karen Haire Hoenig
3.54
Format: None pages, Paperback
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- africa
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5. Under the Udala Trees
By: Chinelo Okparanta
4.70
Format: 84 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful … read more
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6. Battle Royale
By: Koushun Takami , Yuji Oniki
None
Format: 624 pages, Paperback
Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of jun… read more
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7. Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1)
By: Quentin Bates , Ragnar Jónasson
3.55
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their do… read more
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8. Exit West
By: Mohsin Hamid
3.00
Format: 146 pages, Hardcover
In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet--sensual, fiercely independ… read more
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9. The Trespasser
By: Tana French
1.75
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
New York Timesbestselling author Tana French is "required reading for anyone who appreciates tough,… read more
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10. Hidden in Snow (The Åre Murders, #1)
By: Viveca Sten
4.06
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
The splendor of the Swedish mountains becomes the backdrop for a bone-chilling crime. On the day… read more
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11. A Long Petal of the Sea
By: Isabel Allende
4.06
Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition
From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continen… read more
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"Despite being English, they served an edible meal."-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea
"She embellished the facts, because she was aware that life is"-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea
"Victor's nephew was plump and bald: all babies that age looked like Winston Churchill to him."-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea
"Nothing can grow in the shade of secrets, she would say, love needs light and space to flourish."-Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea
12. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
By: Hallie Rubenhold
4.11
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never m… read more
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"As social commentators marvelled, charity was 'frequently derived from the lowest orders"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"The victims of Jack the Ripper were never 'just prostitutes'; they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters, and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that in itself is enough."-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"At its very core, the story of Jack the Ripper is a narrative of a killer's deep, abiding hatred of women, and our culture's obsession with the mythology serves only to normalize its particular brand…"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"My intention in writing this book is not to hunt and name the killer. I wish instead to retrace the footsteps of five women, to consider their experiences within the context of their era, and to foll…"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
13. Hour of the Witch
By: Chris Bohjalian
3.84
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
A young Puritan woman--faithful, resourceful, but afraid of the demons that dog her soul--plots her… read more
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- fiction
"A small thing, yes, but the world was rich with small things that in truth were signs of great importance."-Chris Bohjalian, Hour of the Witch
"We are mortal. Nothing that touches us or we touch here is forever. Even rocks are rubbed small by the river."-Chris Bohjalian, Hour of the Witch
". . . in her heart she feared it was something more: it was a sign. Because, if one looked around carefully, wasn’t everything?"-Chris Bohjalian, Hour of the Witch
"I am a raft of secrets, she thought, and she imagined herself on timbers from a shipwreck, the water around her endless in all directions."-Chris Bohjalian, Hour of the Witch
14. Killing Commendatore
By: Haruki Murakami
3.91
Format: 681 pages, Hardcover
The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84 In Killing… read more
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- magical realism
- fiction
"The morning is not my time. Darkness is my friend. A vacuum is my breath. I must be saying goodbye soon."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"It seems to me that reality itself has a screw loose somewhere. That's why I try to keep at least myself in line as much as possible."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"But the forecasters and media types were clever - they never used vague words like "maybe." No, they stuck with convenient terms for which no one could be held accountable, like "probability of preci…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"There is a point is everybody's life where they need a major transformation. And when that time comes you have to grab it by the tail. Grab it hard, and never let go. There are some people who are ab…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
15. His Only Wife
By: Peace Adzo Medie
3.74
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
“Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.” Afi Tekple is a young seamstres… read more
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16. Camp Zero
By: Michelle Min Sterling
3.21
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In a near-future northern settlement, a handful of climate change survivors find their fates intert… read more
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"Now Grant understood. College wasn't about books and ideas and new directions. It was slow annihilation."-Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero
"Why do men take so easily whatever they want? Because nothing will ever be enough, she realizes. The more a man possesses, the more he thinks he deserves."-Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero
17. The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5)
By: Tana French
3.85
Format: 541 pages, Paperback
A year ago a boy was found murdered at a girlsʼ boarding school, and the case was never solved. Det… read more
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"Above the front door the fanlight glowed blue, delicate as wing-bones."-Tana French, The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5)
"The lines of her face, turned up to the sky, would have broken your heart."-Tana French, The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5)
"Lixa sempre as expectativas das pessoas, companheiro. Faz bem à circulação."-Tana French, The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5)
"I said she's not thick, kid. I didn't say she was Professor fucking Moriarty."-Tana French, The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5)
18. The Death of Vivek Oji
By: Akwaeke Emezi
4.13
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienti… read more
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"Love and guilt sometimes taste the same, you know"-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
"They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died."-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
"Somewhere, you see, in the river of time, I am already alive."-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
"He smelled like grass and wind and clothes that had been dried in the sun."-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
19. Transcendent Kingdom
By: Yaa Gyasi
4.11
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Yaa Gyasi's stunning follow-up to her acclaimed national best seller Homegoing is a powerful, raw, … read more
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"I like you best when you're feeling holy. You make me feel holy too."-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom
"There is no living thing on God's green earth that doesn't come to know pain sometime."-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom
"Surely, there's strength in being dressed for a storm, even when there's no storm in sight?"-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom
"The anger has notes of understanding in it. He's saying, *Yes, she's insufferable, but she's ours and so we must suffer her.*"-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom
20. The Night Travelers
By: Armando Lucas Correa
3.84
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Four generations of women experience love, loss, war, and hope from the rise of Nazism to the Cuban… read more
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21. She Plays with the Darkness
By: Zakes Mda
3.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In a remote mountain village in Lesotho, the beautiful Dikosha lives for dancing and for song, sett… read more
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- magical realism
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- lesotho
- fiction
