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Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please.

I'm really excited to see what Lemmy has.

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[–] LemmyRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Mikel Santiago in Spanish. So engaging.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Roddy Doyle. Written as mainly dialogue, but with fabulous world building. Many of his books were made into movies, but they are more well known in Ireland than elsewhere. The commitments found international success. Plot wise, they’re not ground breaking, it’s his creation of characters and tackling some tough subjects.

Zadie smith. Again, slice of life, but with more of a point.

Dan brown, but only for energising thriller mysteries.

[–] Chump@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

How in the hell has George Saunders not been brought up wtf?

[–] anonochronomus@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

Thomas Pynchon and Don Delillo

[–] plantedworld@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago
[–] daina@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

No love for Dave Eggers? A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was so so excellent, and there were sentences in You Shall Know Our Velocity! that made me weep with joy.

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