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The book "El Hakim" by John Knittel is one of his most famous novels, combining the exotic setting of Egypt with universal themes of humanity, medicine, morality, and spirituality.
The novella was published for the first time in 1961 in the magazine Novij mir and aroused anger among critics, pointing out that it is only "about the narrow, intimate experiences of the heroine".
The novel follows the rise of George Duroy, a former soldier who climbs the social ladder of Paris by manipulating powerful women.
The Lying Life of Adults (2019), a stand-alone novel by Elena Ferrante, takes us to Naples in the 1990s through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Giovanna Trade, a bright, middle-class girl whose world falls apart with the discovery of her family's lies.
Chanel Cleeton, an American writer of Cuban descent, intertwines two love stories of a related family in the novel, evoking the spirit of Cuba through revolution and exile. The plot takes place in two time periods: 1958-1959 and the present.