Jan Ristarp

7 books

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

The Famished Road

The Famished Road Trilogy #1

Ben Okri

512 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

The Fiery Cross

Outlander #5

Diana Gabaldon

1443 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous emotional slow-paced
Hiding in Plain Sight by Nuruddin Farah

Hiding in Plain Sight

Nuruddin Farah

352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
Against the Flood by Wayne Karlin, Phan T. Hao, Ma Văn Kháng

Against the Flood

Wayne Karlin, Phan T. Hao, Ma Văn Kháng

360 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
Dreams in a Time of War by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Dreams in a Time of War

Memoirs #1

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

272 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright by Sunandini Banerjee, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright

Sunandini Banerjee, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

48 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction art informative reflective fast-paced
Weep Not, Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Weep Not, Child

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

136 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced