Today in Bookish and Literary History, February 1

πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♀️ Have you read any of these books, or do you plan to add any to your TBR list?


πŸ”΄ 1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued by William Dampier after being marooned alone on an island in the South Pacific for 4 years, inspiring Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"

πŸ”΄ 1814 Corsair by Lord Byron | UK | 64 p

πŸ”΄ 1923 The Young Idea by NoΓ«l Coward | UK | 64 p

πŸ”΄ 1948 Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton | South Africa | 316 p

πŸ”΄ 1962 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey | US | 320 p

πŸ”΄ 1987 Fine Things by Danielle Steel | US | 433 p

πŸ”΄ 1991 The Firm by John Grisham | US | 432 p

πŸ”΄ 2005 The Flood by Maggie Gee | UK | 240 p

πŸ”΄ 2005 Saturday by Ian McEwan | UK | 308 p | πŸ†πŸ†

πŸ”΄ 2011 The Adults by Alison Espach | US | 336 p

πŸ”΄ 2017 Mac and His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas | Spain | 214

πŸ”΄ 2022 Walking with Ghosts: A Memoir by Gabriel Byrne | Ireland | 196 p

πŸ”΄ 2022 Vladimir by Julia May Jonas | US | 256 p

πŸ”΄ 2022 Then the War: And Selected Poems by Carl Phillips | US | 224 p | πŸ†

πŸ”΄ 2022 The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century by Olga Ravn | DEN | 144 p | πŸ†

πŸ”΄ 2022 Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu | CAN | 232 | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†

πŸ”΄ 2022 The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang | US | 320 p | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†

πŸ”΄ 2022 The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk | POL | 992 p | πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†

πŸ”΄ 2022 Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories by Gish Jen | US | 272 p

πŸ”΄ 2022 Recitatif by Toni Morrison | US | 88 p

πŸ”΄ 2024 The Book of Days by Francesca Kay | UK | 290 p | πŸ†πŸ†

πŸ”΄ 2026 Land of Dreams by Gian Sardar | US | 299 p


πŸ”— Check this list for Today in Bookish History for February:

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