I’m always on the look-out for books that suggest ways to present spiritual themes in literary form. In other words, any well written book has a place on my night table. The following are not necessarily “spiritual” but they offer insight into human nature, shine with descriptive language, and deliver a satisfying story.
Unhappily Ever After
With the current administration intent on dismantling safeguards against destruction of the environment, bestsellers on life after Armageddon point to a growing paranoia: humanity may not be capable of managing its own survival.
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BILLY BATHGATE and RAGTIME
E.L. Doctorow passed away in 2015 at age 84 — one of the great contemporary fiction writers.
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THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY
Michael Chabon received the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
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ANNA KARENINA
This novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy was first published in 1878 and is widely regarded as the greatest work of realist fiction.
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