Former President Barack Obama is an avid reader, something he has demonstrated on more than one occasion and which he also recounts in his book, *No Products Found* , where he describes how on some of his weekends off he relaxes in his apartment, where his only companions are books. Now that he is a part of history, he has once again showcased his excellent taste in literature and offered us a recommendation of 11 books.
These books were released in a talk he had a few days ago with the critic Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times. They are books that the American politician has read a short time ago, and that he recommends reading to everyone. We have already read some of them, but with a certain wickedness the question arises as to whether the new President Trump will read any of them.
Warrior woman
Barack Obama's first recommendation is No products found. , a work by Maxine Hong Kingston that tells the story of an American woman of Chinese descent and a large collection of opinions on Asian myths, Chinese families, and the events of her childhood in her new life in California.
From these events his new identity is built, which is perfectly reflected in this book.
One hundred years of loneliness
No products found. It is one of the great classics of world literature, and of course, the former president of the United States didn't want to leave it off his reading list. Gabriel García Márquez is the author of this book, in which we can discover, in exquisite detail, the adventures of the Buendía-Iguarán family.
It is one of the best-selling books worldwide and has been translated into a huge number of languages. Furthermore, it is the Nobel Prize winner's most outstanding work, along with possibly [ No products found. or No products found. ].
The three-body problem
China is undoubtedly one of Obama's major interests, at least in terms of literature. A prime example is the work *No products found*, which explores the role of science in our societies, greatly helping us understand past events and future prospects in the Asian country.
The choice of the American politician is not a coincidence, as this work is considered one of the great masterpieces of literature and has received very positive reviews from a huge number of experts and ordinary readers.
In the hands of the furies
Lauren Groff 's most famous work tells the story of the passionate affair between Lotto and Mathilde , twenty-two-year-olds who have just married despite barely knowing each other, a love that unfolds over many years. Unfortunately, the harsh reality is that every story has two sides, and this one is no exception.
To find out the less glamorous side of this teenage love story, you'll have to take Obama's advice and read " No products found. "
A bend in the river
Obama's African roots could not be left out of this interesting list of books he has proposed, and he demonstrates this with the work No products found. , which narrates the effects of policies, in the turbulent period of independence of an African country, on the lives of individuals.
Despite not being a very well known work internationally, it is written by the Nobel Prize for Literature VS Naipaul.
Gone girl
Without a doubt, this is my favorite Barack Obama recommendation , although I can say that I like all the others very much too, but this novel by Gillyan Flynn will hook you from the first moment and make you unable to stop reading.
The darker side of marriage is the central theme of No products found , a psychological thriller that has become one of the best-known and most popular books of recent times.
Solomon's song
No products found. Toni Morrison's book is another of Obama's recommendations, and it tells the family story of a man who takes steps to success in business, trying to hide his origins in order to integrate into white society.
The narrative blends fantasy with the harsh reality of Black ghettos in the 1960s . Perhaps with this, the former president of the United States is trying to bring to light a part of history that seems forgotten by many, and which unfortunately is still present not only in some neighborhoods of the United States, but in neighborhoods all over the world.
The naked and the dead
Just by reading some of the reviews this novel has received throughout its history, one can realize the caliber of this book. Considered by many to be the best war novel written this century, and placing its author, Norman Mailer, on par with Tolstoy or Hemingway, one can quickly grasp the adventure we are about to embark on.
Mailer's heroes are the main protagonists of this novel that will not leave you indifferent and, just as Obama has done, we also strongly recommend that you buy it and, above all, enjoy it.
The underground railway
No products found. This is no ordinary book . Colson Whitehead , who won the National Book Award for Fiction with this novel, recounts in vivid detail what slavery was like in the 19th century. The protagonist is Cora, a young woman who will touch your heart. She is enslaved along with her mother on a plantation, where they both work, and from which her mother decides to escape, leaving her utterly alone.
The golden notebook
Creative block and writing difficulties are very common problems among writers. Dorsi Lessing addresses this very issue in * No products found. *, where Anna Wulf, a novelist, suffers from this problem.
“A black notebook, in which is Anna Wulf, the writer; a red notebook, dedicated to politics; a yellow one, in which I write stories that come from my experience, and a blue notebook that tries to be a diary "
Are you still wondering whether to follow Barack Obama's recommendation?
Gilead
To close this list, the former president of the United States recommends reading No products found. , which is the title of the novel, but also of a small town in Iowa where not everything is what it seems and there is a parallel story that will surely hook and captivate you.
Awarded with the Pulitzer 2005 and the National Book Critic Circles Award, this work served to elevate Marilynne Robinson as one of the most relevant and well-known writers, not only in the United States, but throughout the world, where her works have been translated into a huge number of different languages.
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