Books like The Librarianist
12 books with a reading profile close to The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt. Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Nocturns
by Kazuo Ishiguro, Albert Torrescasana Flotats
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
Nocturns is a collection of five interconnected short stories centered on musicians and the professional anxieties of the creative life.
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Dream Count
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
The novel centers on Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer living in America during the pandemic, as she examines the intersections of her past romances and her current desires.
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The Master Butchers Singing Club
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
Fidelis Waldvogel returns to Germany from the First World War with a sniper's skill and a plan to become a butcher like his father.
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Another Brooklyn
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
In the 1970s, August moves from Tennessee to Bushwick, Brooklyn, after the death of her mother.
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So Late in the Day
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
On a bright Friday in Dublin, Cathal sits at his office desk counting down the hours until the workday ends.
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And the Mountains Echoed
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
The narrative begins in 1952 in the Afghan village of Shadbagh, centered on the separation of two siblings, Pari and Abdullah.
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Inseparable
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
This autobiographical novel tracks the intense friendship between Sylvie and Andrée, fictionalized versions of Simone de Beauvoir and Elisabeth "Zaza" Lacoin.
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Ruby Lennox begins her story at the moment of her conception in 1951 in York, and narrates her family's history through her own eyes.
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The Thing Around Your Neck
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2009 collection consists of twelve stories documenting the experiences of Nigerians navigating life in their home country and as immigrants in the United States.
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French Braid
by Anne Tyler
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
The Garrett family of Baltimore are followed over several decades, starting in 1959 when Mercy and David Garrett go on a family vacation to a lakeside spot.
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A Spool of Blue Thread
by Anne Tyler
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
Redniss Street in Baltimore is where the Whitshank family history anchors itself, centered on a wooden house built by their patriarch.
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The Kitchen God's Wife
by Amy Tan
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
Winnie Louie has kept her past secret from her Chinese American daughter, Pearl, who in turn is hiding her own diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
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