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An A-Z of Great Modern Writers

"Andy Touhy's eye-catching portraits provide the ideal introduction to the world's greatest modern writers, from Maya Angelou to Stefan Zweig, via Simone de Beauvoir, Kazuo Ishiguro, Vladimir Nabokov & More". Features recommendations from the works of 52 key modern writers.
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The A - Z of Modern Writers (Andy Tuohy)
The A - Z of Modern Writers
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Andy Tuohy
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
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Chinua Achebe
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
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Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
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Chinua Achebe
A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
A Man of the People
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Chinua Achebe
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
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Chinua Achebe
Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays 1965-87 (Chinua Achebe)
Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays 1965-87
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Chinua Achebe
Collected Poems (Chinua Achebe)
Collected Poems
8
Chinua Achebe
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Maya Angelou
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
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Gather Together in My Name (Maya Angelou)
Gather Together in My Name
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Maya Angelou
And Still I Rise (Maya Angelou)
And Still I Rise
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Maya Angelou
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
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The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou)
The Heart of a Woman
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Maya Angelou
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
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Margaret Atwood
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
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Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
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Margaret Atwood
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
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Margaret Atwood
The Heart Goes Last (Margaret Atwood)
The Heart Goes Last
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Margaret Atwood
Lady Oracle
Lady Oracle
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The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
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Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
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Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
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Margaret Atwood
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
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Margaret Atwood
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
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James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
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James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
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James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
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James Baldwin
Going to Meet the Man (James Baldwin)
Going to Meet the Man
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James Baldwin
No Name in the Street (James Baldwin)
No Name in the Street
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James Baldwin
She Came to Stay (Simone De Beauvoir)
She Came to Stay
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Simone De Beauvoir
The Blood of Others (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Blood of Others
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Simone De Beauvoir
The Ethics of Ambiguity (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Ethics of Ambiguity
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Simone De Beauvoir
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
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Simone De Beauvoir
The Mandarins (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Mandarins
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Simone De Beauvoir
Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable (Samuel Beckett)
Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable
36
Samuel Beckett
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
37
Samuel Beckett
Endgame (Samuel Beckett)
Endgame
38
Samuel Beckett
Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
Happy Days
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Samuel Beckett
Krapp's Last Tape
Krapp's Last Tape
40
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