16 Best fiction books like Pilgrims Way by Abdulrazak Gurnah

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Pilgrims Way

By: Abdulrazak Gurnah

3.75

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**A ”wonderful” (Maaza Mengiste) depiction of …

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1. Black and British: A Forgotten History

By: David Olusoga

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

A vital re-examination of a shared history, published to accompany the landmark BBC Two series. In … read more

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2. Regarde les lumières mon amour

By: Annie Ernaux

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

Pendant un an, Annie Ernaux a tenu le journal de ses visites a l'hypermarche Auchan du centre comme… read more

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  • nobel prize
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3. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

By: Jane Gardam

4.10

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • british literature

4. Amsterdam

By: Ian McEwan

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Paperback

On a chilly February day, two old friends meet in the throng outside a London crematorium to pay th… read more

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5. Nora Webster

By: Colm Tóibín

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From one of contemporary literature's most acclaimed and beloved authors comes this magnificent new… read more

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6. 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
  • 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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7. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

By: David W. Blight

4.15

Format: 888 pages, Hardcover

As a young man, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was … read more

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"Douglass told white northern voters that 'The blood of the slave is on your garments. You have said that slavery is better than freedom. That war is better than peace. And that cruelty is better than…"

-David W. Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

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8. Trilogía

By: Jon Fosse

3.90

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Trilogía es un libro diferente. Es hipnótico. Para Jon Fosse escribir es como rezar y, para el lect… read more

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  • nobel prize
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
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9. 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
  • fiction
  • novels
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10. The Heart in Winter

By: Kevin Barry

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romant… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
"... the morning was starkly lit under a migraine - white and vast opening sky."

-Kevin Barry, The Heart in Winter

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11. Salvar o fogo

By: Itamar Vieira Junior

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A história contada em Salvar o fogo tem várias camadas e muitos significados. Sua força reside na f… read more

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  • fiction
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12. The House of Broken Angels

By: Luis Alberto Urrea

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive Mexican-American immigrant story, a sprawling and deeply felt portrait of a Mexican-… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
"Only selfish people are negative, Angel."

-Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels

"Big Angel was late to his own mother's funeral."

-Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels

"Men who do good deeds only wish to atone for their sins."

-Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels

"Wildflowers after rain the heart breaks open and little bright seeds fall out."

-Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels

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13. This Strange Eventful History

By: Claire Messud

3.63

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
"Family life, like playing chess, involved always thinking several steps ahead."

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

"Literature... Now, that's a religion I can believe in. That is perhaps my God."

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

"... she'd been a fool, enamored of a figment, had created the soul of a man who never existed -"

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

"All-U-Can Hi-way 4-Sale Thru. This American English thrilled him - its energy, its freedom, its carelessness."

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

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14. I the Supreme

By: Augusto Roa Bastos

3.88

Format: 433 pages, Paperback

Latin America has seen, time and again, the rise of dictators, Supreme Leaders possessed of the dre… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • 20th century
"The dictionary is an ossuary of empty words."

-Augusto Roa Bastos, I the Supreme

"Forms disappear, words remain, to signify the impossible."

-Augusto Roa Bastos, I the Supreme

"Letters couldn't care less whether what is written with them is true or false."

-Augusto Roa Bastos, I the Supreme

"To write does not mean to convert the real into words but to make the power of the word real."

-Augusto Roa Bastos, I the Supreme

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15. De purs hommes

By: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

4.13

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

Tout part d'une vidéo virale, au Sénégal. On y voit comment le cadavre d'un homme est déterré, puis… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • novels
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16. Blue Ruin

By: Hari Kunzru

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, po… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
Cover of Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi

17. Parasol Against the Axe

By: Helen Oyeyemi

3.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The prize-winning, bestselling author of Peaces and Gingerbread returns with a novel about competit… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
Cover of There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

18. There Are Rivers in the Sky

By: Elif Shafak

4.58

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • british literature
"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."

-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky

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19. Held

By: Anne Michaels

3.66

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
"Who can say what happens when we are remembered?"

-Anne Michaels, Held

"Do we really need our own misery to teach us to be kind?"

-Anne Michaels, Held

"We know life is finite. Why should we believe death lasts forever?"

-Anne Michaels, Held

"Would he know the moment of his death or would it be like night falling."

-Anne Michaels, Held

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20. This Mournable Body

By: Tsitsi Dangarembga

3.34

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

A searing novel about the obstacles facing women in Zimbabwe, by one of the country’s most notable … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • novels
"How, with all your education, do you come to be more needy than your mother?"

-Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body

"What we heard all the time is that you were not working. That's what was said, that that degree of yours was just a piece of paper sitting, silently rotting."

-Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body

"You begin to suspect that Cousin-Brother-in-Law and Nyasha are not being honest, that they found each other because neither possesses the hardiness success requires, so they have dressed discourageme…"

-Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body

"Christine has that layer under her skin that cuts off her outside from her inside and allows no communication between the person she once believed she could be and the person she has in fact become. …"

-Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body

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21. Pilgrims Way

By: Abdulrazak Gurnah

3.75

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**A ”wonderful” (Maaza Mengiste) depiction of … read more

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  • nobel prize
  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • british literature
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • novels

12 Best novels books like Pilgrims Way by Abdulrazak Gurnah

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The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

Jane Gardam

4.10

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Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

3.46

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Trilogía

Jon Fosse

3.90

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Brotherless Night

V.V. Ganeshananthan

4.46

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Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

4.10

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Torto Arado

Itamar Vieira Junior

4.49

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The Wren, the Wren

Anne Enright

3.55

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Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

3.46

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