Independent People
by Halldor Laxness | 
The Sot-Weed Factor
by John Barth | 
The Friendly Persuasion
by Jessamyn West | 
The Fortress
by Mesa Selimovic | 
Jubilee
by Margaret Walker | 
All Passion Spent
by Vita Sackville-West | 
The Land Breakers
by John Ehle | 
...And Ladies of the Club
by Helen Hooven Santmyer | 
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig |
London Belongs to Me
by Norman Collins |
The Dwarf
by Par Lagerkvist | 
The Dollmaker
by Harriette Arnow | 
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
by Patrick Hamilton |
The Family Moskat
by Isaac Bashevis Singer | 
The Moonflower Vine
by Jetta Carleton |
Khirbet Khizeh
by S. Yizhar |
Kinfolk
by Pearl S. Buck | 
The Living Reed
by Pearl S. Buck | 
The Green Years
by Archibald J. Cronin | 
They Came like Swallows
by William Maxwell |
Set in the highlands of the Mexican state of Chiapas, The Book of Lamentations tells of a fictionalized Mayan uprising that resembles many of the rebellions that have taken place since the indigenous people of the area were first conquered by European invaders five hundred years ago. With the panoramic sweep of a Diego Rivera mural, the novel weaves together dozens of plot lines, perspectives, and characters. Blending a wealth of historical information and local detail with a profound understanding of the complex relationship between victim and tormentor, Castellanos captures the ambiguities that underlie all struggles for power.