Tag: modern classic literature

• Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Word of World is Forest is Still Relevant Today

  I came across The Word for World is Forest by Usula K. Le Guin as a short book recommendation on Bookstagram, with the novel clocking in at 190 pages or so. The little premise given mentioned “Avatar, but good” which gave me a laugh, and followed up with noting the themes of colonialism and conflict…

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  August 12, 2025

  adult fantasy, Classic Fiction, science fiction

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• New Zealand Fiction Excellency in Keri Hulme’s Iconic The Bone People

  What a rollercoaster this novel is! Keri Hulme’s exceptional and iconic classic kiwi novel The Bone People, winner of the Booker Prize in 1985, is a masterful literary fiction novel which blends language, narrative structure, and style to deliver a compelling, emotional, and gut-wrenching story you will not forget. In a tower on the New…

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  June 28, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• We Do Not Part – Han Kang’s Newest Literary Masterpiece

  We Do Not Part, Han Kang’s most recent literary fiction release, is rich with sharp detail, evocative imagery, and that particular tone she is known for, a blend between ominous and hauntingly beautiful that sticks in your mind for days, and your heart for longer. I think I may have found my favourite of her…

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  May 5, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Foreign Lit

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• Tangi by Witi Ihimaera – An Emotional Tale of Loss and Life

  Tangi by Witi Ihimaera stands as a powerhouse in New Zealand literature. A marker of Māori literature, of Maori life depicted in media written by Māori. It stands as a classic piece of New Zealand literature and showcases the long literary life of national icon Witi Ihimaera. Tangi is the first novel to be published…

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  March 21, 2025

  Classic Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• Patricia Grace’s Cousins is A Stunning Kiwi Classic

  Cousins is one of Patricia Grace’s most well known novels (though she has several and a half dozen short story collections, all of which you should have a look at). Reminiscent of the work of Toni Morrison, Cousins carries an undeniable Māori essence at its core, and introduces the reader to not only life as…

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  March 17, 2025

  Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief Is A Modern Classic

  A stunning book unlike any other, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak has been around for almost two decades now. In that time, it has proven to be a novel of distinction, and I strongly believe it stands as a modern classic and a historical fiction novel that everyone can enjoy. But what if I…

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  July 6, 2024

  Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction

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• The Secret History – the Origins of Dark Academia

  The Secret History by Donna Tartt is an international bestseller, a critically acclaimed chonk of a book, and the basis of Dark Academia as we know it today. It was about time that I read it, but I think you’ll be surprised at what I have to say about it. First published in 1992, the…

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  February 8, 2024

  Classic Fiction, dark academia

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