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Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller

October 22, 2011

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Miller’s first “fictional-diary novel” depicts his life in Paris as a failed writer — or upcoming one who hasn’t yet find the right path to fame — who struggles to get his daily food and encounters a colorful variety of personalities.

Blindness, by José Saramago

May 5, 2011

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In an unknown city, a driver suddenly becomes blind. This white blindness, inexplicable and very contagious, quickly spreads throughout the country despite drastic measures the government employs to contain it. A mental asylum becomes a quarantine area for those stricken by the disease.

Vinland Saga, by Makoto Yukimura

April 3, 2011

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The third part (starting chapter 72) of this monthly manga just came out after a few months of hiatus. In a Dane-controlled England, it relates the story of a Viking trying to find his way to a peaceful territory, Iceland.

Le Convoi de l’Eau, de Akira Yoshimura

February 4, 2011

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The story of a man, seeking forgiveness for his wife brutal murder, working on a dam in a isolated valley constantly beaten by rain and veiled in fog.

Naufrages, de Akira Yoshimura

January 29, 2011

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The somber tale of a remote and primitive Japanese village surviving on sailors’ misfortune, seen through the eyes of a 9-year old boy.

Essays, by George Orwell

January 21, 2011

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George Orwell, Eric Arthur Blair’s pen name, is certainly better remembered as a novelist for his books – Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, among others

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