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- | ==== #20 - NATIVE SON ~ by ~ Richard Wright ==== | + | ==== #20 - NATIVE SON by Richard Wright ==== |
Classic work shows the plight of victimized blacks fighting against the political and social conditions of Chicago in the 1930s. A frustrated and resentful black man is driven to violence and murder.\\ | Classic work shows the plight of victimized blacks fighting against the political and social conditions of Chicago in the 1930s. A frustrated and resentful black man is driven to violence and murder.\\ | ||
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- | ==== #21 - HENDERSON THE RAIN KING ~ by ~ Saul Bellow ==== | + | ==== #21 - HENDERSON THE RAIN KING by Saul Bellow ==== |
In his search for identity, an American millionaire travels to a remote area of Africa, where he is captured by a native tribe. His friendship with the king wins him the title of rain god, and he becomes deeply involved with the natives and participates in a strange experiment.\\ | In his search for identity, an American millionaire travels to a remote area of Africa, where he is captured by a native tribe. His friendship with the king wins him the title of rain god, and he becomes deeply involved with the natives and participates in a strange experiment.\\ | ||
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- | ==== #22 - APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA | + | ==== #22 - APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA by John O'Hara ==== |
Fast-moving first novel by journalist/ | Fast-moving first novel by journalist/ | ||
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Three novels first published as a trilogy in 1938: **//The 42nd Parallel// | Three novels first published as a trilogy in 1938: **//The 42nd Parallel// | ||
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- | \\ | + | When two Indian-born actors fall from an exploded hijacked airplane onto an English Channel beach, they must overcome violent personal conflicts in order to survive the catastrophe. Gibreel acquires a halo, but Saladin begins to take on the appearance of the devil, and from here on the story becomes a tale of good and evil.\\ |
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