Includes books by first time authors and first novelists
2001 Favorite Books by Debut Authors
Recommended books found: 9
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The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares
Hardcover: Sep 2001
Paperback: Mar 2003
A fresh, lively look at the friendship of four teenagers facing the possibility of growing apart. Poignant, funny, and real, this story will remind you of all the best parts of being best friends.
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by Dai Sijie
Hardcover: Sep 2001
Paperback: Oct 2002
From within the hopelessness and terror of one of the darkest passages in human history, Dai Sijie has fashioned a beguiling and unexpected story about the resilience of the human spirit, the wonder of romantic awakening and the magical power of ...
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Embers
by Sandor Marai
Hardcover: Sep 2001
Paperback: Aug 2002
The first English translation of a brooding, densely atmospheric Hungarian novel written in 1942. Mesmerizing. A small, beautifully fashioned masterpiece.
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In The Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
by Michela Wrong
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Paperback: Jun 2002
"Provocative, touching, and sensitively written ... an eloquent, brilliantly researched account and a remarkably sympathetic study of a tragic land". "This book will become a classic"
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Bread Alone
by Judith Ryan Hendricks
Hardcover: Jun 2001
Paperback: May 2002
Inspiring and beautifully rendered, Bread Alone is an uplifting debut novel -- dusted in the gentlest of magic, full of humor, and guaranteed to warm the heart.
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of The All American Meal
by Eric Schlosser
Hardcover: Jan 2001
Paperback: Jan 2002
A groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that may change the way America thinks about the way it eats.
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The Death of Vishnu: A Novel
by Manil Suri
Hardcover: Dec 2000
Paperback: Jan 2002
Suffused with Hindu mythology, this story of one apartment building becomes a metaphor for the social and religious divisions of contemporary India. "Vibrantly alive, beautifully written, full of wonderfully rich and deeply human characters
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La Cucina: A Novel of Rapture
by Lily Prior
Hardcover: Nov 2000
Paperback: Sep 2001
Exuberant and touching, La Cucina is a magical evocation of life's mysterious seasons and the treasures found in each one. It celebrates family, food, passion, and the eternal rapture of romance.
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The Good American: A Novel Based On True Events
by Ursula Maria Mandel
Paperback: Feb 2001
The story of a young American pilot and a destitute but spirited young mother who, in 1948, takes the courageous decision to rescue her sister's small daughter out of Berlin on the very day the Russians blockade the city.
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