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When We Were Orphans
Kazuo Ishiguro’s adventurous combination of historical fiction and detective story, set largely in England and Shanghai of the 1930s
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English Passengers
Narrated by over 20 voices, Matthew Kneale’s ambitious historical novel brings a past age to vivid and memorable life
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Wolfy and the Strudelbakers
Zvi Jagendorf’s wonderful comic novel about a young Jewish refugee in wartime London is an enchanting blend of sharp humour and crisp observation
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Translated Accounts
James Kelman offers us a harrowing glimpse into a realm where power is unchecked and liberties are few or nonexistent
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Dogside Story
Patricia Grace's rich and dramatic novel, threaded with humour, presents a powerful picture of the Maori people in modern times
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By the Sea
Abdulrazak Gurnah’s story of love and betrayal, of seduction and possession, and of people desperately trying to find stability amidst the maelstrom
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The Blue Tango
Eoin McNamee's wonderful novel is at once a gripping thriller and a danse macabre through a shadowy world of corruption and sexual intrigue
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The Pickup
Nadine Gordimer’s interracial love story between a young Arab man and a white South African woman explores themes of race, class, identity and culture
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How to Be Good
A wife struggles to cope with her selfish husband’s sudden conversion into a much better person, in Nick Hornby’s wise and funny novel
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Half a Life
V. S. Naipaul’s graceful novel is a humorous and sensitive vision of the half-lives quietly lived out at the centre of our world