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The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

Viet Thanh Nguyen

A breakthrough novel and the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, “The Sympathizer” is an incredibly compelling tale of espionage, identity, and love.

The Underground Railroad: A Novel

Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad: A Novel

Colson Whitehead

In Whitehead’s powerfully expansive novel, the all-too-real horrors of slavery are juxtaposed with surreal and allegorical elements to create a gripping novel as much about America’s present as it is about its past.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

Jonathan Safran Foer

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

Jonathan Safran Foer

This stunning story of a precocious nine-year old boy, who struggles with issues of loss and family, captured the attention of a nation grappling with the aftermath of the attacks on 9/11.

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage: A novel

Haruki Murakami

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage: A novel

Haruki Murakami

Balanced between his tendencies towards the minimal and the mystical, “Colorless” is classic Murakami: a quietly oneiric mediation on intimacy, solitude, memory and belonging.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Chabon’s magnum opus blends comics, Jewish lore, and American history to create a page-turning, smart, and deeply enjoyable novel that's been hailed by critics and readers as a modern classic.