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Ted Gioia is a writer and musician. He is the author of Delta Blues, The History of Jazz and, most recently, The Birth (and Death) of the Cool.
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Conceptual Fiction: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Jules Verne took the old story of a trip to the underworld and gave it a new, scientific twist.
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Book Review: Point Omega by Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo's latest novel opens as a meditation on film-making, but finds tragedy in moments when no camera is watching.
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Conceptual Fiction: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
With Hollywood looking over his shoulder, Arthur C. Clarke produced a classic.
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The New Canon: Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
In his follow-up to the bestselling The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco offers the mother of all conspiracy novels.
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Book Review: The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris
How do you deal with a medical condition when it doesn't even have a name?
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The New Canon: Runaway by Alice Munro
Other authors present us with decisive characters, but Alice Munro is our leading chronicler of the indecisive and irresolute.
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Book Review: Invisible by Paul Auster
Mixes the passions of classical tragedy with the experimental narrative structures of post-modern fiction.
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The New Canon: Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
Those intimidated by David Foster Wallace's 1,100-page novel Infinite Jest, may find easier access to this author via these stories.
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The New Canon: White Teeth by Zadie Smith
You might call White Teeth the great melting pot novel, except there is more simmering than melting happening here.
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The New Canon: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
A rags-to-riches tale set in India instead of America. Even in fiction, it seems, the world is flat.
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