American Library Association Notable Books 2004
2004; American Library Association; Volume: 43; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2163-5242
AutoresDavid Steele Hellman, Andrea J. Japzon, Kathleen de la Peña McCook, Iva M. Freeman, Gloria Gehrman, Hélène Lafrance, Charlene R. Rue, Laurie L. Sundborg, Miriam Tuliao, Patrick J. Wall, Sarah Barbara Watstein, Brad Hooper,
Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoThis list has been compiled for use by the general reader and by librarians who work with adults. The Notable Books Council, ALA Reference and User Services Association, has selected the titles for their significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or for the pleasure they can provide to adult readers. Titles were selected from books published from November 2002 through October 2003 that demonstrate wide general appeal and literary merit. Fiction Ali, Monica. Brick Lane. Scribner (ISBN: 0743243 307). This engaging first novel tells the story of a sympathetic Bangladesh woman who challenges her fate and imagines a life full of passion and purpose. Antunes, Antonio Lobo. The Inquisitor's Manual. Grove/Atlantic (ISBN: 0-8021-1732-5). Using stream of consciousness, Antunes gets to the heart and soul of the depravity of Portugal's Salazar dictatorship through the lives that were affected. Boyd, William. Any Human Heart. Random/Knopf (ISBN: 0-375-41493-2). The diary of a writer, spy, and lover takes the reader on an amazing and intimate journey through the major events of the twentieth century. Carey, Edward. Alva and Irva: The Twins Who Saved a City. Harcourt (ISBN: 0-1510-0782-9) The magical city of Entralla inspires the fantastic genius of a set of twins, who heal their devastated world through plasticine miniatures. Casares, Oscar. Brownsville: Stories. Little Brown (ISBN: 0-316-14680-3). Brownsville is a deceptively quiet border town where lives play out at an emotionally steady pace, but Casares' stories follow dreams that give people new directions. Haddon, Mark. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Random/Doubleday (ISBN: 0-385-50945-6). A teenage autistic savant narrates his search for the killer of his neighbor's dog, which leads to discoveries about his own life. Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. Penguin/Riverhead (ISBN: 1573222453). The boyhood friendship of social opposites and the strong father-son relationship of two Afghan emigres form the heart of this story of Afghanistan at peace and war. Jones, Edward P. The Known World. Amistad Press/Harper Collins (ISBN: 0060557540). Slavery, a cancer that takes many forms, is the source of complex relationships in this story of black slaveholders in antebellum Virginia. Lethem, Jonathan. The Fortress of Solitude. Random/Doubleday (ISBN: 0-385-50069-6). Life is hell for Dylan, a white kid in a rundown Brooklyn neighborhood, until he makes friends with Mingus, the son of an addicted R & B star. Morrison, Toni. Love. Random/Knopf (ISBN: 0-375-40944-0). Past and present rivalries dominate this haunting tale of the feuding women connected to the late owner of a once-flourishing hotel for the black elite. O'Connor, Joseph. Star of the Sea. Harcourt (ISBN: 0-1510-0908-2). Danger, regret, and hope lurk on every deck, from steerage to first class, of an 1847 ship full of Irish immigrants desperate for a new life in America. Packer, ZZ. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. Penguin/Riverhead (ISBN: 1-57322-234-8). In Packer's first collection of short stories, about the African American experience, misfits living on the fringes of society face life-altering choices. Saramago, Jose. The Cave. Harcourt (ISBN: 0-15-100414-5). This dark, allegorical tale juxtaposes a rural existence with artificial modern life and examines love, relationships, and family. Nonfiction Boyd, Valerie. Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston. Scribner (ISBN: 0-684-84230-0). The famous Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist is portrayed in a spirited biography spiced with quotes from her work. Faderman, Lillian. Naked in the Promised Land: A Memoir. Houghton Mifflin (ISBN: 0-618-12875-1). …
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