A fictional biography charting Thomas Cromwell's meteoric rise from a blacksmith's son to the chief minister of King Henry VIII.
Hilary Mantel
2009
Historical Fiction
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
The Finkler Question
A comedic and philosophical novel exploring friendship, loss, and the complexities of Jewish identity in contemporary London.
Howard Jacobson
2010
Literary Fiction, Comedy
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
The Sense of an Ending
Tony Webster is forced to confront the unreliable nature of memory and the long-lasting impact of a past relationship after receiving an unexpected inheritance.
Julian Barnes
2011
Literary Fiction
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
Bring Up the Bodies
The second novel in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy, focusing on the machinations that lead to the downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn.
Hilary Mantel
2012
Historical Fiction
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
The Luminaries
Set during the New Zealand gold rush of 1866, this intricate and astrologically structured novel tells a sprawling tale of mystery and fortune.
Eleanor Catton
2013
Historical Fiction, Mystery
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
An Australian surgeon recalls his harrowing experiences as a prisoner of war on the Burma Railway during World War II.
Richard Flanagan
2014
Historical Fiction, War
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A sprawling, polyphonic novel that delves into the attempted assassination of Bob Marley and the volatile political landscape of 1970s Jamaica.
Marlon James
2014
Historical Fiction, Crime
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
The Sellout
A biting satire about a young black man who attempts to reinstitute slavery and segregation in a fictional Los Angeles suburb.
Paul Beatty
2015
Satire, Literary Fiction
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
Lincoln in the Bardo
A unique historical novel set in a graveyard, where Abraham Lincoln mourns his deceased son, Willie, amidst a chorus of restless spirits.
George Saunders
2017
Historical Fiction, Experimental Fiction
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
Milkman
Set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, a young woman's life is disrupted by the unwanted attention of a much older, powerful paramilitary man.
Anna Burns
2018
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
The Testaments
A sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale,' this novel revisits Gilead fifteen years later, as three women from different walks of life attempt to bring down the totalitarian regime.
Margaret Atwood
2019
Dystopian, Science Fiction
Adăugat cu10 zile în urmă
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