Great Short Books: A Year of Reading--Briefly Davis Kenneth C
Great Short Books: A Year of Reading--Briefly Davis Kenneth C This entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time, from a bestselling historian, is the "perfect gift for busy…
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Great Short Books: A Year of Reading--Briefly Davis Kenneth C
This entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time, from a bestselling historian, is the "perfect gift for busy bibliophiles" (BookPage).Experience the joys of literature with this this "exciting guide to all that the world of fiction has to offer" (The New York Times Book Review): a compulsively readable, deeply engaging discussion of great short novels. From hard-boiled fiction to magical realism, the 18th century to the present day, Great Short Books spans genres, cultures, countries, and time to present an enchanting and diverse selection of acclaimed and canonical novels. A journey into fiction designed with our contemporary attention spans in mind, Great Short Books suggests fifty-eight excellent short novels, all under 200 pages--easily readable in a week or less--a fresh approach to a fun, fascinating year of reading.
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