NP - need a book recommendation

[Mark Thibodeau]

Oh man. I'm sorry. Zweig is neither female nor non-white.

Such a dolt am I... with (I suppose) somewhat old-school tastes in lit.

Let me think about it some more (unless it's already too late).

How about Ottessa Mossfegh's debut novella, "McGlue"? It's mean and
gross and dark, and some of the language is a bit archaic (it's set in
1850) but nothing like, say Mason & Dixon or even The Sot-Weed Factor.

Jerky

On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 1:56 PM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Having recently read The Burning Secret, by Stefan Zweig, I suspect it
> meets ALL of your requirements, and that most of your students/clients
> would enjoy it.
>
> Is it too late to keep making suggestions?
>
> Yer old pal Jerky
>
> PS - I almost suggested Camus' The Stranger, because technically it
> also fits the bill... but it's most likely inappropriate for other
> unmentioned, but I suspect FAR more important, reasons.
>
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 6:08 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Matthew,
> >
> > Fight them on the pagination limitation. use Procrustes.
> >
> > Plus that is the hardest thing to look up all the time from general
> > knowledge.
> >
> > But Rachel Cusk is wonderfully divisive and fits I think, except she isn't
> > from an old colony.
> > The must be encounterer Sally Rooney is probably over the page limits.
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/So-Long-Letter-Mariama-Ba/dp/1577668065/ref=pd_sbs_4/147-7608576-8277269?pd_rd_w=Wtwaa&pf_rd_p=690958f6-2825-419e-9c16-73ffd4055b65&pf_rd_r=QGVRN1AMN6FXQ7NW8PNT&pd_rd_r=aedec5b6-0993-4bdb-8de7-b47a632492ea&pd_rd_wg=KD4O7&pd_rd_i=1577668065&psc=1
> >
> > I'm not looking up any others.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 2:42 AM matthew cissell <mccissell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Howdy all,
> > >
> > > So I got roped into doing a book club project at work which is intended for
> > > a non-native audience (TEFL stuff) so it shouldn't be too thick or
> > > convulted, the thing is is that they have a very narrow profile. First, it
> > > should be a book by a British author or someone based in the UK. It should
> > > not be too long (200 pgs or less) and published in the last 20 yrs. Oh, and
> > > preferably by a female and perhaps even from some non-WASP background
> > > (origins in some commonwealth country/ former colony).
> > >
> > > I'm poking around but having some guidance would help. If you have any
> > > ideas please pass them on. Thanks
> > >
> > > Respectfully,
> > > mc otis
> > >
> > > ps - have a good weekend
> > >
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