Favorite Epistolary Fiction

Description
A bringer of news, or of messages of love and affection; a means of fostering connection, of staying in touch—a letter can be a powerful thing. Our List of the Month this March is devoted to our favorite works of epistolary fiction—stories told through letters. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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Les oiseaux du temps
de Amal El-Mohtar
4,082 membres
212 critiques
3.9
Rang global 9
15 Members
Aquila, paperkingdoms, karenb, anglemark, Ling.Lass, merrystar, passion4reading, lavaturtle, msjudy, msemmag, sqr3cls3, skid0612, sapphire525, yourCLYA, jaybak,Osbaldistone
3
Freedom and Necessity
de Steven Brust
1,079 membres
19 critiques
3.9
Rang global 33
5 Members
anglemark, lizzy50usa, merrystar, Heather39, Maddz
4
Pierre de lune
de Wilkie Collins
10,814 membres
251 critiques
4
Rang global 19
10 Members
anglemark, cpg, WildMaggie, burneyfan, cbl_tn, Heather39, kac522, Porua, ManWithAnAgenda, theofaurez
5
La dame en blanc
de Wilkie Collins
12,795 membres
336 critiques
4.1
Rang global 13
15 Members
anglemark, cpg, charl08, Cecrow, WildMaggie, burneyfan, Heather39, EMS_24, kac522, perennialreader, Porua, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Yuki-Onna,WordMaven
Explications
WordMaven : It became a quest to finish this novel. Wilkie Collins never wrote a sentence he couldn't stretch to 4 times its natural length, and I hate him for it. Took me 9 months to finish this beast, and when I read the Big Reveal, all I could think was, "that's it? That's the big shocker?" Pardon my French but bitch, please.
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84, Charing Cross Road
de Helene Hanff
5,842 membres
348 critiques
4.2
Rang global 2
27 Members
magid, Osbaldistone, lulaa, jeshakespeare, charl08, LittleTaiko, mbyrne, Cecrow, burneyfan, merrystar, eronn, kac522, endaclon, MDGentleReader, dpakala, 3lilreds, gypsysmom, miller.max, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, msjudy, barefootsong, MaryMcCloskey, Tosta, sapphire525, jaybak, MarigoldJackiFitz, ,anglemark ,paradoxosalpha ,Eat_Read_Knit , ,Laura.a
Explications
anglemark : This isn't fiction.
Eat_Read_Knit : An amazing book which I love dearly and highly recommend - but it's a collection of real letters, not fiction.
Laura.a : Agree with the others. I love this book, but it is not fiction.
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Two Gardeners: Katherine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence, A Friendship in Letters
de Emily Herring Wilson
162 membres
5 critiques
4
Rang global 140
Explications
anglemark : This isn't fiction.
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»Wir haben es nicht gut gemacht.«: Der Briefwechsel
de Ingeborg Bachmann
22 membres
1 critique
4.9
Rang global 138
Member
birder4106,anglemark
Explications
anglemark : This isn't fiction.
birder4106: Actually a non-fiction book. But much more: the letters are very good literature, a portrait of the times and mores, a description of the (German-language) literary scene of its time, a story of love and separation, a war of the Roses. One could list even more. Eigentlich ein Sachbuch. Aber noch viel mehr: Die Briefe sind sehr gute Literatur, ein Zeit- und Sittengemälde, Beschrieb des (deutschsprachigen) Literaturbetriebs ihrer Zeit, eine Liebes- und Trennungsgeschichte, ein Rosenkrieg. Man könnte noch mehr aufzählen. @anglemark: You are right, the book genre is nonfiction. But the Letters are litature at its best. Sie haben insofern recht, dass das Buch ein Sachbuch ist. Aber die Briefe sind Literatur vom Feinsten.
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Piranesi
de Susanna Clarke
5,686 membres
278 critiques
4.2
Rang global 139
2 Members
shefferstroke, Julie_in_the_Library,anglemark ,passion4reading ,Laura.a ,
Explications
passion4reading : This isn't epistolary fiction. The novel takes the form of a series of journal entries.
Laura.a : Lovely book, but not letters. Written as a journal.
: Not epistolary.