#BookBingoNW2020 - Published in the 1920s
Here are some suggestions for your Summer Book Bingo NW 2020 category: Published in the 1920s.
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles: A Detective Story
This mystery novel launched Ms. Christie as an author and Hercule Poirot as one of the world’s most famous detectives. Published in 1920. Also try “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” (1926), voted by the British Crime Writers' Association as the Best Crime Novel of all Time.
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The Age of Innocence
Two 1870s New Yorkers are well placed in society and set to marry, but their orderly lives are upended when an eccentric cousin returns from Europe. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Published in 1920.
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Women in Love
The sequel of The Rainbow (1915) continues the lives of the Brangwen sisters. Published in 1920.
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Main Street
This satirical novel of small town life was published in 1920.
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Ulysses
Loosely based on the Odyssey, we follow a day in the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom. Published in 1922.
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Babbitt
A controversial and satirical novel about American culture and society. Published in 1922.\n\n
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Siddhartha
This novel follows the spiritual journey of self-discovery of Siddhartha, during the time of the Gautama Buddha. Published in 1922.
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The Enormous Room
This autobiographical novel by Cummings delves into his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I. Published in 1922.
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The Garden Party and Other Stories
A collection of short stories mostly set in her native New Zealand exploring themes of life, death, duty and regret. Published in 1922.
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The Waste Land and Other Writings
Part of the modernist literary movement, this poem is considered one of the most influential poems of the 20th century. Published in 1922.
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