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Literary fiction · 1989
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
"Restraint as a literary weapon."
A butler reflects on a life of perfect service. Quiet, restrained, and absolutely shattering.
Literary fiction · 2017
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
"For anyone who likes a story that takes its time arriving and then refuses to leave."
Four generations of a Korean family in 20th-century Japan, told with the patience of a long winter and the gut-punch of a single line break.
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