It’s that time of the month again, where we look back over five decades of book releases to see what the hot releases of the past were. We’re into May and so this month it’s 50 years of May as we throwback to the past for our monthly feature.
This month’s list contains some well known books and whether you read them as new releases, or they offer some inspiration for the TBR today, we hope you enjoy our literary travel through 50 years.
May 2007
A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini
A heartbreakingly beautiful novel set in Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns was released ten years ago this week and hasn’t stopped receiving critical acclaim since.
May 1997
The Red Tent – Anita Diamant
Based on the biblical story of Dinah, the Red Tent explores femininity during historical times and conjures up vivid images of caravans, artisans and life in biblical times and was later adapted for movie.
May 1987
Anthills of the Savannah – Chinua Achebe
A finalist for the 1987 Booker Prize, Anthills of the Savannah was Achebe’s fifth novel and was described upon release as the most important novel to come out of Africa and follows themes of politics and the Nigerian military in the most vivid way.
May 1977
A Scanner Darkly – Philip K. Dick
The award winning science fiction novel A Scanner Darkly was released on this month in 1977. Set in a dystopian California, yet semi-autobiographical the novel portrays drug culture, and was later adapted for a film of the same name.
May 1967
Unnatural Causes – P.D James
The third in the hugely popular Adam Dalgliesh series, Unnatural Causes was released in May 1967. Murder, mystery and intrigue are the order of the day in this fantastic page turning detective novel.
And there we are, another month over and another 50 years of literature covered. We hope these books brought back some pleasant memories and we’ll be back next month with another edition!
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