The following list of my favorite books I've read so far this year are listed below in alphabetical order by title. This is an international mix of award winning writers of both fiction & non-fiction:
1. "A Man Without a Country" Kurt Vonnegut's by memoir.
2. "Deafening" by Canadian author Frances Itani - short listed for the Int'l Dublin Award. She is
Member of the Order of Canada.
3. "Doors" by Hungarian author Magda Szabo - French Prix Femina Etranger Literary Award ('03.)
4. "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng - Goodreads Choice Award Best Debut Novel ('14.)
5. "Family Life"autobiographical novel by Indian author Akhil Sharna - Folio Prize "'15.)
6. "Life Only Better" by French author Anna Gavalda winner of the Grand Prix for short stories ('00.)
7. "The Fisherman" by Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma - nominated for Man Booker ('15.)
8. "The Other Wes Moore" An autobiography by Wes Moore & biography of another Wes Moore.
9. "The Moor's Account by Morocan author Laila Lalami - Pulitzer Prize nom. ('15.)
10. "Thirteen Ways of Looking" by Irish author Colum McCann - received a Nat'l Bk Award ('09.)
Currently I am reading "The Sympathizer" by Vietnamese author Viet Thanh Nguyen which won the Putlizer Prize for Fiction this year. This will be added to my best picks for 2016.
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