Query: 1996 fiction sociology books
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
A Hall of Mirrors
Babel-17
Juanita Cruz
Casualties of Peace
Empire Star
The Late Bourgeois World
Evidence from documents: A Hall of Mirrors: 1996: It appeared in December 1966, although the copyright notice in the front matter of the book list a publication date of 1967.
fiction sociology books: Set in 1960s New Orleans, the book depicts "the dark side of America that erupted in the sixties" and follows a number of characters who are tied to a right-wing radio station, the civil rights movement, and 1960s counterculture.
Babel-17: '''''Babel-17''''' is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany in which the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (that language influences thought and perception) plays an important part.
Juanita Cruz: '''''Juanita Cruz''''' is a novel written by Magdalena G. Jalandoni in 1966. It was originally written in Hiligaynon.
Casualties of Peace: '''''Casualties of Peace''''', published in 1966, is Irish writer Edna O'Brien's fifth novel.
''Casualties of Peace'' is dedicated to "Rita Tushingham, whose coat it is". Tushingham starred in the 1963 film, ''Girl with Green Eyes'' which was written by O'Brien; a fur coat plays a crucial role in the plot of the novel.
Set in London it concerns Willa McCord, an artist in glass (who is starting an affair with Auro, a married Jamaican) and her best friend and housekeeper Patsy (who lives with her violent husband Tom) Patsy decides to leave Tom but her plans are thrown into disarray when she finds she is pregnant.
*''Kirkus Reviews'' was positive: "Edna O'Brien manages to commit the reader and transmit a sense of life in a remarkable fashion. Few writers achieve this much."
Empire Star: 1996 fiction: '''''Empire Star''''' is a 1966 science fiction novella by Samuel R. Delany.
sociology books: The story revolves around the protagonist, Comet Jo, and a narrator named Jewel. Nominally a tale of Comet Jo’s coming-of-age, his education into galactic society (and as such can be considered a mini-Bildungsroman), his efforts to deliver an important message to Empire Star, and the attempt to bring an end to slavery, the story has several layered loops of events which run back upon themselves—and the concepts, layering, and ordering of the events are as important as the story itself.
The Late Bourgeois World: 1996: is a 1966 novella
fiction sociology books: The novel follows an egocentric White South African woman, as she negotiates a failing marriage, "half-hearted' love affairs and political intrigue. The novel was banned by the Censorship board in South Africa.