English
UK 31
childhood - coming of age - family - female authors - journey - magical realism

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Germany 20
Terézia Mora
Lost in the Forest
alienation - atmospheric - existentialism - family - female authors - irony - loneliness - melancholy - psychological

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Germany 4
Max Goldt
The Old Cable
family - funny - love - marriage - relationships - witty

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Argentina 2
dark humor - family - marriage

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Israel 3
Iftach Alony
The First Of May
relationships

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USA 19
Rich Elliott
Crazy Over William
adventures - family - western

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Japan 20
Sayaka Murata
A Clean Marriage
family - female authors - love - marriage - relationships - writing

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USA 8
Patricia Highsmith
A Mighty Nice Man
childhood - classics - family - horror - loneliness - mystery - relationships

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USA 10
KILEY REID
She’s not quite woman’s best friend
American culture - family - female authors - journey - realism

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UK 39
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
classics - detective - Great Britain - murder - suspense

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USA 30
Ben Marcus
Rollingwood
American culture - divorce - father and son - parenthood

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France 19
Romain Rolland
The Piano
classics - coming of age - father and son - music - young adult

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