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Pure Colour
Sheila Heti
@kimmagowan No! I went looking for it when I was in London but then I could only buy one book and after much wrangling I pipped for Sheila Heti's Pure Colour. There hasn't been as much chatter about The Candy House as I was expecting, and I'm glad it hasn't been uber-hyped up.
Paperback, 2023
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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories
Yiyun Li
@brecht_dp @m_ixedbag One of my favourite stories, The Science of Flight by Yiyun Li, is about a particular type of silence. I heartily recommend it https://t.co/p0FQdH9Ge3
Paperback, 2006
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The Cows
Lydia Davis
@writesloud You've probably read these, but: Ways of Going Home Alejandro Zambra We the Animals Justin Torres The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros The Cows Lydia Davis Record of a Night Too Brief Yasunari Kawabata 300 Arguments Sarah Manguso I Was Told There'd Be Cake Sloane Crosby
Paperback, 2011
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We the Animals
Justin Torres
@writesloud You've probably read these, but: Ways of Going Home Alejandro Zambra We the Animals Justin Torres The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros The Cows Lydia Davis Record of a Night Too Brief Yasunari Kawabata 300 Arguments Sarah Manguso I Was Told There'd Be Cake Sloane Crosby
Paperback, 2012
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The Vegetarian
Han Kang
Alt text: Tilted Axis Press is a non-profit British publishing house specializing in the publication of contemporary Asian literature.[2] Founded by Deborah Smith in 2015 following the success of her translation of Han Kang's The Vegetarian,[3] the organization has gone on to...
Paperback, 2016
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Assembly
Natasha Brown
Assembly by Natasha Brown is really good https://t.co/QAiUaxUWPL
Paperback, 2022
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The Door
Magda Szabo
In the wake of the Memorable Characters submissions call, somebody sent us an email recommending Magda Szabó's The Door. Just started reading it, and it's pretty fantastic so far. https://t.co/kFsrQWX4rb
Paperback, 2015
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Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
@gwenekirby Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami was excellent, and kind of similar to Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Paperback, 2019
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The Housekeeper and the Professor
Yoko Ogawa
@writesforlife ALT: book covers... People from my neighborhood, Hiromi Kawakami (anything by her is great) THE housekeeper and the Professor, Yoko Ogawa (Revenge is amazing too) Ms. Ice Sandwich, Mieko Kawakami The Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata https://t.co/nawmxqvGAN
Paperback, 2009
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MS Ice Sandwich
Mieko Kawakami
@writesforlife ALT: book covers... People from my neighborhood, Hiromi Kawakami (anything by her is great) THE housekeeper and the Professor, Yoko Ogawa (Revenge is amazing too) Ms. Ice Sandwich, Mieko Kawakami The Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata https://t.co/nawmxqvGAN
Paperback, 2020
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book