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Titles That Refer to People and Places by Name

A list of books I have read that all contain some reference to a person or place by name. Many of them are quite well-known; others might be less familiar.
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(Mary) Swann (Carol Shields)
(Mary) Swann
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Carol Shields
*Life of Pi (Yann Martel/SPAIN/CANADA)
*Life of Pi
2
Yann Martel/SPAIN/CANADA
22 Britannia Road (Amanda Hodgkinson)
22 Britannia Road
3
Amanda Hodgkinson
Adam Bede (George Eliot)
Adam Bede
4
George Eliot
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
5
Saul Bellow
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Tom Sawyer, Detective (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Tom Sawyer, Detective
7
Mark Twain
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
8
Aesop
After Anna (Alex Lake)
After Anna
9
Alex Lake
After Hannibal (Barry Unsworth)
After Hannibal
10
Barry Unsworth
Agaat (Marlene Van Niekerk)
Agaat
11
Marlene Van Niekerk
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
12
Anne Brontë
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
13
Lawrence Durrell
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
14
Margaret Atwood
Alice's Adventures (Helen Oxenbury)
Alice's Adventures
15
Helen Oxenbury
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
16
Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)
Amsterdam
17
Ian McEwan
Amy and Isabelle (Elizabeth Strout)
Amy and Isabelle
18
Elizabeth Strout
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
19
Frank McCourt
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost
20
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
21
Leo Tolstoy
Arlington Park (Rachel Cusk)
Arlington Park
22
Rachel Cusk
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
23
Julian Barnes
Ashenden (Elizabeth Wilhide)
Ashenden
24
Elizabeth Wilhide
Barbara Trapido: Frankie and Stankie
Barbara Trapido: Frankie and Stankie
25
Berta Isla (Javier Marías)
Berta Isla
26
Javier Marías
The Bostonians (Henry James)
The Bostonians
27
Henry James
The Bradshaw Variations (Rachel Cusk)
The Bradshaw Variations
28
Rachel Cusk
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
29
Evelyn Waugh
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
30
Colm Toibin
Brother of the More Famous Jack (Barbara Trapido)
Brother of the More Famous Jack
31
Barbara Trapido
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
32
Thomas Mann
The Burgess Boys (Elizabeth Strout)
The Burgess Boys
33
Elizabeth Strout
Cairo Modern (Naguib Mahfouz)
Cairo Modern
34
Naguib Mahfouz
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing
35
Geraldine Brooks
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
36
John Steinbeck
The Carhullan Army (Sarah Hall)
The Carhullan Army
37
Sarah Hall
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
38
Patricia Highsmith
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
39
Roald Dahl
Charlotte Gray (Sebastian Faulks)
Charlotte Gray
40
Sebastian Faulks
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