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1985WiseguyExplains the endingCompare with the filmNonfiction crime / BiographyNicholas Pileggi / United StatesRecap: Fast recapCrime / Status1984NeuromancerExplains the endingScience fictionCyberpunk / Science fictionWilliam Gibson / United StatesRecap: Useful recapIdentity / Technology1984The Unbearable Lightness of BeingExplains the endingCompare with the filmPhilosophical novel / Historical novelMilan Kundera / FranceRecap: Detailed recapLove / Freedom1983The WitchesExplains the endingCompare with the filmChildren's literature / Dark fantasyRoald Dahl / Based on The WitchesRecap: Fast recapCourage / Family1982Rita Hayworth and Shawshank RedemptionExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovella / Prison fictionStephen King / Based on Different SeasonsRecap: Fast recapHope / Freedom1982Schindler's ArkExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / Biographical novelThomas Keneally / AustraliaRecap: Useful recapRescue / Moral change1982The BodyExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovella / Coming-of-ageStephen King / Based on The BodyRecap: Fast recapFriendship / Death1982The Color PurpleExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Epistolary novelAlice Walker / Based on The Color PurpleRecap: Useful recapSisterhood / Abuse1981Midnight's ChildrenExplains the endingTime-bending storyNovel / Magical realismSalman Rushdie / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapNationhood / Memory
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