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2011 Nobel Prize Winner: Tomas Tranströmer

The Great Enigma: New Collected Poems Swedish Poet Tomas Tranströmer, whose fifteen collections of poetry have been translated into 60 languages, has won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. Tranströmer's bleak and powerful work was introduced to readers in United States in the 1960s by author Robert Bly.

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The Orphan Master’s Son

The Orphan Masters Son
An epic novel that some are calling a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson follows a young man’s journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world’s most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea.

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Literature & Fiction

Browse for novels, classic literature, and short stories, or see our picks for the best fiction of 2011 or best books of the month.

Celebrate Black History: Literature & Fiction

The Known World
›Edward P. Jones
Paperback
$16.99 $11.55
Their Eyes Were Watching God
›Zora Neale Hurston, Christopher A. Hubert, Jon Natchez
Paperback
$15.99 $10.87
Page From a Tennessee Journal
›Francine Thomas Howard
Paperback
$14.95 $9.70
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New and Notable in Literature & Fiction

Shear Murder (Bad Hair Day Mystery 10)
›Nancy J. Cohen
Hardcover
$25.95
Promise Me This
›Cathy Gohlke
Paperback
$13.99 $10.98
Home Front
›Kristin Hannah
Hardcover
$27.99 $15.91
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Bestselling Books in Featured Categories

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Best Books of 2011: Debut Fiction

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Best Books of 2011: Literature & Fiction

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Spotlight on Canadian Fiction

The Golden MeanWater for ElephantsOryx and Crake Some of our favorite reads come from our neighbors to the north. From critically acclaimed novels to page-turning thrillers, discover new and notable books from great authors who you may not have known were Canadian.

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