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1945Animal FarmExplains the endingCompare with the filmPolitical satire / FableGeorge Orwell / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapPower / Corruption1942It Had to Be MurderCompare with the filmShort story / Crime fictionCornell Woolrich / United StatesRecap: Fast recapObservation / Suspicion1942The StrangerExplains the endingNovel / Philosophical fictionAlbert Camus / FranceRecap: Strong recapAbsurdity / Alienation1941Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonExplains the endingCompare with the filmWuxia novel / AdventureWang Dulu / Republic of ChinaRecap: Useful recapHonor / Freedom1940Native SonExplains the endingNovel / Social protest fictionRichard Wright / United StatesRecap: Useful recapRace / Fear1939The Big SleepExplains the endingCompare with the filmDetective fiction / Crime novelRaymond Chandler / Based on The Big SleepRecap: Useful recapCorruption / Family1938RebeccaExplains the endingCompare with the filmGothic novel / Psychological fictionDaphne du Maurier / Based on RebeccaRecap: Useful recapIdentity / Marriage1938Who Goes There?Explains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / HorrorJohn W. Campbell Jr. / United StatesRecap: Strong recapParanoia / Identity1937Their Eyes Were Watching GodNovel / Literary fictionZora Neale Hurston / United StatesRecap: Useful recapVoice / Love
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