Books of black humour/subtlety(not Alan Warner!)/soul

A Listmania! list by Jane Lovell "jane128" (Warks, UK)
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Le Testament Francais
1.  Le Testament Francais by Andrei Makine
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  "A spellbinding introduction to Makine. This book will take you to Siberia, to France, through diaphanous layers of perspective and memory. So cleverly written: poetic without being at all flowery."
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Closely Observed Trains (Abacus Books)
2.  Closely Observed Trains (Abacus Books) by Bohumil Hrabal
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  "Short, sharp, funny, poignant.  A touch of Czech surrealism makes for some lovely black humour.."
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Fugitive Pieces
3.  Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
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  "Moving, deep, violent in places, immensely beautiful. A future classic."
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The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman
4.  The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman by Bruce Robinson
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  "Brilliantly written and hilariously funny. Very visual humour. Unforgettable characters."
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The Sopranos
5.  The Sopranos by Alan Warner
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  "Read any of Alan Warner's - they're all brilliant. Off the wall, black humour. Anarchic but, in some ways, very thought provoking."
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The Tie that Binds
6.  The Tie that Binds by Kent Haruf
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  "Quiet small town America stories by Haruf.  Delicately drawn characters. Realistic narrative and perspectives.  A touch melancholy."
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Heart Songs (The SAGE Library of Methods in Social and Personality Psychology)
7.  Heart Songs (The SAGE Library of Methods in Social and Personality Psychology) by Annie Proulx
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  "Hard hitting short stories. Brilliant."
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The Reader
8.  The Reader by Prof Bernhard Schlink
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  "Poignant, unforgettable.  A very different perspective on love and war crime."
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Giovanni's Room (Penguin Modern Classics)
9.  Giovanni's Room (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Baldwin
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  "I may be a woman but this homosexual novel was one of the most poignant I have ever read. A classic."
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Children of Albion Rovers ("Rebel Inc")
10.  Children of Albion Rovers ("Rebel Inc") by Irvine Welsh
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  "Something to broaden the mind!!"
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The Bluest Eye
11.  The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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  "Tragedy and beauty all twisted up.Toni Morrison at her best."
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