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| Earl Lovelace - Salt: A Novel |
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A respected Trinidadian novelist, in his first novel since 1982, tells the story of two men, each of whom in his own way tries to improve the lot of his countrymen. Alford is a schoolteacher who has unwittingly undermined the stability of Trinidad by encouraging children to emigrate. Bango is a simp ...
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$6.00 - $24.00
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| A. J. Verdelle - The Good Negress |
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Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction.
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$0.75 - $20.99
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| Cynthia Ozick - The Puttermesser Papers |
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An updating of DON QUIXOTE that transforms the mad knight of la Mancha into the first woman mayor of New York. Ruth Puttermesser is a depressed and rather forlorn civil servant in Manhattan who plods through the boring routine of her days at work by daydreaming of a rich and lively future in which s ...
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$1.99 - $11.86
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| Lawrence Norfolk - The Pope's Rhinoceros: A Novel |
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Salvestro, a mercenary soldier in the 16th century, and his slow-witted but large-muscled friend, Bernardo, become embroiled in a Portuguese scheme to bring a rhinoceros to Rome to win favor with Pope Leo X. Through sea voyages, complex political plots, and Vatican intrigue, Norfolk takes readers on ...
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$2.45 - $16.00
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| Nicola Barker - Wide Open |
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<P>As winner of the highly prestigious IMPAC International Dublin Literary Award, <I>Wide Open</I> beat out books by such masters as Toni Morrison, Philip Roth, and Michael Cunningham. It is truly extraordinary work of fiction, taking readers into a small English seaside town, and ...
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$0.75 - $11.90
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| Andre Philippus Brink - Imaginings of Sand |
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When an expatriate Afrikaner returns to South Africa to listen to the rambling family stories of her dying grandmother, she finds herself confronting not only this personal loss but also the new realities of a nation on the brink of monumental social and political upheaval.
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$21.00 - $21.00
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| Jim Crace - Quarantine |
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This thoroughly researched historical novel is a fictional retelling of the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness. Portrayed as a somewhat confused young man, Jesus is not the only one fasting in that harsh environment; he encounters a varied and eccentric cast of characters, including the lecherous ...
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$1.99 - $11.20
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| Francisco Goldman and Francisco Golman - The Ordinary Seaman |
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In this lyrical and spellbinding book, Goldman tells the stories of 15 Central American men who have come to America--most on their life savings--to staff the crew of the "Urus". The ordinary seaman is Esteban, a veteran of the war in Guatemala, a young man haunted by the loss of his last love. As h ...
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$1.89 - $1.89
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