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Themed Books

July 2008 themed books

Our Author of the Month, Nikita Lalwani, recommends three books:


 

 


Tokyo Cancelled by Rana Dasgupta

Ruthless, heartwarming and utterly relevant, this is a fantastic riff on The Canterbury Tales. 

 



The Silent Cry by Kenzaburō Ōe 

Written in rich, at times nightmarishly sticky prose, I find this novel very difficult to forget. 


    





Loving Sabotage by Amelie Nothomb

I am thrilled by her lightness of touch, and the firm line that she walks, along the absurd and tragic track at the heart of her novels, especially this shockingly funny tale of a child's desire for autonomy.