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10 Classics That Never Get Old

  • FICTION

    SONG OF SOLOMON

    SEPT. 1, 1977

SONG OF SOLOMON

by Toni Morrison

The gut-soul of Roots, with which this will be recklessly, inevitably linked, and a handsome display of a major talent. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    NIP THE BUDS, SHOOT THE KIDS

    MAY 1, 1995

FICTION

NIP THE BUDS, SHOOT THE KIDS

by Kenzaburo Oe

More shaded, more graphic, and angrier than Lord of the Flies, but the fierce anger is transmuted by Oe's art into literary... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE BURIED GIANT

    MARCH 3, 2015

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

THE BURIED GIANT

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Lovely: a fairy tale for grown-ups, both partaking in and departing from a rich literary tradition. Full review >

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