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Here are 20 books that caught my interest lately.
Off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention…
…all published in the 1980s.
see also:
for a list of cool upcoming titles… click here [Link]
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01: BARRY HANNAH, „Ray“, 128 pages, 1980.
02: RICARDO PIGLIA, „Artificial Respiration“, 240 pages, 1980. [Argentina]
03: ALAN PATON, „Ah, but your Land is beautiful“, 292 pages, 1981. [South Africa]
04: AARTO PAASILINNA, „The Howling Miller“, 284 pages, 1981. [Finland]
05: BOHUMIL HRABAL, „Harlequin’s Millions“, 312 pages, 1981. [Czech Republic]
06: TOBY OLSON, „Seaview“, 250 pages, 1982.
07: HELEN HOOVEN SANTMYER, „And the Ladies of the Club“, 1176 pages, 1982.
08: KERU MIYAMOTO, „Kinshu: Autumn Brocade“, 208 pages, 1982. [Japan]
09: BILLY LEE BRAMMER, „The Gay Place“, 560 pages, 1983.
10: BARRY HUGHART, „Bridge of Birds“, 271 pages, 1984. [Fantasy]
11: FERROL SAMS, „The Whisper of the River“, 544 pages, 1984.
12: PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER, „Footsteps“, 480 pages, 1985. [Indonesia]
13: JUAN JOSÉ SAER, „The Sixty-Five Years of Washington“, 220 pages, 1985. [Argentina]
14: JOAN SLONCZEWSKI, „A Door into Ocean“, 403 pages, 1986. [Sci-Fi]
15: JON HASSLER, „Grand Opening“, 336 pages, 1987.
16: LANFORD WILSON, „Burn This“, 98 pages, 1987. [Drama / Stage]
17: PENELOPE LIVELY, „Moon Tiger“, 224 pages, 1987.
18: JACKIE KAY, „Trumpet“, 278 pages, 1988.
19: GIACONDA BELLI, „The inhabited Woman“, 374 pages, 1988. [Nicaragua]
20: WALTER SATTERTHWAIT, „Miss Lizzie“, 332 pages, 1989.
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related Posts:
- my 20 Best Books of 2013 (Link)
- my 20 Best Books of 2012 (Link)
- my 20 Best Books of 2011 (Link)
- Summer Reading – 60 books for the next couple of months! (Link)
- Still unread: books I plan to read (pretty soon?) (Link)
- 40 disappointing Literary Classics (Link)
- Essay: “Futter für die Bestie – Literaturkritik in digitalen Zeiten” (Link, German)
and:
- Underdog Literature, July 2014 (Best New Books 2014: Summer, Link)
- Underdog Literature, June 2014 (Best German Books of 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, May 2014 (Best YA Books of 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, April 2014 (Best Nonfiction of 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, March 2014 (Best Books of Spring 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, February 2014 (Best Books of World War One, Link)
- Underdog Literature, January 2014 (Link)
- Underdog Literature, December 2013 (Special Best-of-2013 Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, November 2013 (Special Young Adult Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, October 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature, September 2013 (Special Crime Fiction Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, August 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2013 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: December 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: November 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: October 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: September 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: August 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2012 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2012 (Link)
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- Underdog Literature: March 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2012 (Link)
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Hi Stefan! „Harlequin’s Millions“ is translated from the Czech… 😉
Stacey: I’ll change that right away. Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated!