Top Epistolary Novels You need to have on Your TBR List

The evolution of our methods of communication paralleled the development of the epistolary novel. To create narratives in the style of "found footage," various forms of electronic communication such as telegrams, emails, voice recordings, and other forms have been utilized. The collaboration between creators and developers has enabled the exploration of new storytelling techniques, pushing the boundaries of narrative possibilities in the digital age.

The American Dairy of Japanese Girl by Naoko Takeuchi

It is not only an enjoyable read, but also one that ought to be accorded a unique position in the annals of the literary history of the United States. It was the first long work of prose fiction written by a person of Japanese descent in the United States, and it was written to combat the romanticized images of Japan and the infantilization of the Japanese that were propagated in some of the contemporaneous works of Orientalist fiction.

The author Ferdinand Oyono's Houseboy

Toundi Ondoua, the protagonist of Houseboy who lives in a rural part of Africa, comes across a world full of prisms that cast beautiful but unattainable glimmers. This is especially true for a young black man living in colonial Cameroon at the time. Toundi's awe of the white world and a web of unpredictable experiences are revealed in the book Houseboy.

Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon is an Award-Winning Novel

It is possible to categorize "Flowers for Algernon" as a piece of disability literature due to the fact that the novel's explorations delve into fundamental questions regarding the position of disabled people in contemporary American society. Charlie and the other customers, including the other patrons, laugh at the retarded young man after he breaks a plate

The novel Carrie, written by Stephen King

Carrie was the odd one out at school; she was the one whose reflexes were always off in games, whose clothes never really fit, and who never got the point of a joke. Carrie was the one everyone called "the odd one." She was the target of teenage cruelty, and as a result, she became the punchline. These acts of cruelty left her as perplexed as they did hurt.

Alice Walker's Masterpiece, "The Color Purple"

The Color Purple, which depicts the lives of African American women in rural Georgia at the turn of the twentieth century, is widely regarded as an important cultural touchstone in contemporary American literature. Sisters Celie and Nettie were separated when they were young, but despite the passage of time, distance, and silence, they have maintained their undying loyalty to and hope in each other.

A Letter for My Daughter, written by J. Nozipo Maraire and titled "Zenzele"

J. Nozipo Maraire's book, which is written in the form of a letter from a mother in Zimbabwe to her daughter, who is a student at Harvard, evokes the moving story of a mother reaching out to her daughter to share the lessons that life has taught her and bring the two closer than they have ever been. Her father was an outspoken activist lawyer; her aunt was a schoolteacher by day and a secret guerrilla fighter by night; and her cousin was a maid and a spy.