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Here are the American Library Association's Notable Books in fiction for 2005:
I Sailed with Magellan by Stuart Dybek
Dybek connects gently ironic stories of growing up and getting out in Polish American Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s.
Popular Music from Vittula by Mikael Niemi
The narrator's transition to adulthood on the Swedish-Finnish border in the 1960s juxtaposes magical and mundane experiences in a world long gone.
Birds without Wings by Louis de Bernieres
The harmony of life in an Anatolian village, with its quirky mix of Greek, Turkish, and Armenian ethnicities, is shattered by the nationalist politics of the early 1900s.
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
This tour de force of literary inventiveness weaves six tales written in six completely different styles into one richly resonant whole.
Old School by Tobias Wolff
A scholarship student with literary ambitions and a shameful secret experiences an unforgettable year when his prep school is visited by Robert Frost and Ayn Rand.
Runaway by Alice Munro
Flawless prose and peerless insight into human nature are Munro's gifts to the reader in eight short stories.
The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen
In this epic Norwegian novel, Oslo, an accomplished storyteller, traces the lives of a matriarchal family over 50 years.
The Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
Eleven witty and dazzling stories share the common theme of aging but diverge in time, place, mood, and social milieu.
The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda
A family at the center of an apartheid-era sex scandal confronts racial and social issues as South Africa moves from oppression to freedom.
The Plot against America by Phillip Roth
In a chilling alternate history set in 1940s America, hero and anti-Semite Charles Lindbergh wins the presidency over FDR, and a Jewish family endures life in a new society.
The Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra
Kabul under the Taliban provides the backdrop for this riveting, intimate novel of human frailty and societal degeneracy.
I Sailed with Magellan by Stuart Dybek
Dybek connects gently ironic stories of growing up and getting out in Polish American Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s.
Popular Music from Vittula by Mikael Niemi
The narrator's transition to adulthood on the Swedish-Finnish border in the 1960s juxtaposes magical and mundane experiences in a world long gone.
Birds without Wings by Louis de Bernieres
The harmony of life in an Anatolian village, with its quirky mix of Greek, Turkish, and Armenian ethnicities, is shattered by the nationalist politics of the early 1900s.
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
This tour de force of literary inventiveness weaves six tales written in six completely different styles into one richly resonant whole.
Old School by Tobias Wolff
A scholarship student with literary ambitions and a shameful secret experiences an unforgettable year when his prep school is visited by Robert Frost and Ayn Rand.
Runaway by Alice Munro
Flawless prose and peerless insight into human nature are Munro's gifts to the reader in eight short stories.
The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen
In this epic Norwegian novel, Oslo, an accomplished storyteller, traces the lives of a matriarchal family over 50 years.
The Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
Eleven witty and dazzling stories share the common theme of aging but diverge in time, place, mood, and social milieu.
The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda
A family at the center of an apartheid-era sex scandal confronts racial and social issues as South Africa moves from oppression to freedom.
The Plot against America by Phillip Roth
In a chilling alternate history set in 1940s America, hero and anti-Semite Charles Lindbergh wins the presidency over FDR, and a Jewish family endures life in a new society.
The Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra
Kabul under the Taliban provides the backdrop for this riveting, intimate novel of human frailty and societal degeneracy.
