Literary

A Prayer for the Dying

By Stewart O'Nan - Published 2000

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Literary

For a historical horror novel set in post-Civil War Wisconsin, A Prayer for the Dying has an experimental prose style: present tense, strong ...Read Review

Breath and Shadows

By Ella Leffland - Published 2000

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LiterarySaga

Three generations of the Rosteds, a Danish family, come to life in sparkling snapshots in Breath and Shadows. We read, in alternating segments, ...Read Review

No Great Mischief

By Alistair MacLeod - Published 2000

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LiterarySaga

On Cape Breton Island, the Gaelic stronghold of Nova Scotia — a land of windswept crags and rocky shores — memories of years long past ...Read Review

In Babylon

By Marcel Möring - Published 2000

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LiterarySaga

It’s easy to see why In Babylon already has been lauded by European critics and has garnered numerous awards on that side ...Read Review

Deus Lo Volt! Chronicle of the Crusades

By Evan S. Connell - Published 2000

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Literary

We are transported by author Evan S. Connell to the two centuries of human existence – from 1095 to 1289 – more enmired in the blood of ...Read Review

A Still Small Voice

By John Reed - Published 2000

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Literary

A Still Small Voice is a beautiful novel reminiscent of Frazier’s Cold Mountain not only because of the Civil War time period ...Read Review

A Journey to the End of the Millennium

By A. B. Yehoshua - By Nicholas de Lange (trans.) - Published 2000

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Literary

Set in the year 999, this is the story of Ben Attar, a Jewish merchant from Tangiers. His relationship with his nephew (and business ...Read Review

Yellow Jack: A Novel

By Josh Russell - Published 1999

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Literary

Early in Yellow Jack, the principal character’s father falls victim to a biting-robbery-murder during an outdoor encounter with a Parisian prostitute. A ...Read Review

Sor Juana’s Second Dream: A Novel

By Alicia Gaspar de Alba - Published 1999

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Biographical FictionLiterary

This lovely novel can be read without any previous knowledge of the famous Mexican nun. The author evokes the feel of 17th century ...Read Review

Chang and Eng

By Darin Strauss - Published 2000

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Biographical FictionLiterary

In this enthralling first novel, Darin Strauss has combined meticulous historical research with imaginative storytelling to create a richly detailed, multi-layered account of ...Read Review