Popular North American Drama Books
Find drama books written by authors from North America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (4)
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Daisy Jones & The Six : A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • COMING SOON AS AN ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON “An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy.”—Elin Hilderbrand ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF ... continue
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Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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The story of Desdemona from Shakespeare's Othello is re-imagined by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison, Malian singer and songwriter Rokia Traoré, and acclaimed stage director Peter Sellars. Morrison's response to Othello is an intimate dialogue of words and music between Desdemona and her African nurse Barbary. Morrison gives voice and depth to the female characters, letting them speak and sing in the fullness of their hearts. Desdemona is an extraordinary narrative of words, music and song about Shakespeares doomed heroine, who speaks from the grave about the traumas of race, class, gender, ... continue
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Indian Horse : A Novel by Richard Wagamese EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
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Saul Indian Horse has hit bottom. His last binge almost killed him, and now he's a reluctant resident in a treatment centre for alcoholics, surrounded by people he's sure will never understand him. But Saul wants peace, and he grudgingly comes to see that he'll find it only through telling his story. With him, readers embark on a journey back through the life he's led as a northern Ojibway, with all its joys and sorrows. With compassion and insight, author Richard Wagamese traces through his fictional characters the decline of a culture and a cultural way. For Saul, taken forcibly from the lan... continue
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Jetzt ergebe ich mich und das ist alles by Alvaro Enrigue DE
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
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Janos, Mexiko, 1835: Als Apachen eine junge Witwe entführen, bekommt Leutnant Zuloaga den Auftrag, nach ihr zu suchen. In seinem Gefolge reiten unter anderem eine scharfschießende Nonne, ein alter Tanzlehrer und zwei ehemalige Gefangene aus dem Stamm der Yaqui. Als sie die Frau schließlich finden, machen sie eine verblüffende Entdeckung. New York, 2017: Ein mexikanischer Schriftsteller hadert mit der amerikanischen Politik. Aus Angst, nach einem Besuch in seiner Heimat nicht mehr einreisen zu dürfen, verbringt er den Familienurlaub im Grenzgebiet zu Mexiko, wo sich einst Géronimo, der letzte H... continue