Books like Ce que le jour doit à la nuit

Ce que le jour doit à la nuit by Yasmina Khadra reads as melancholic, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Afterlives

Abdulrazak Gurnah · 2020

Both explore colonialism & identity

88% genome match

Le rocher de Tanios

Amin Maalouf · 1993

Both explore identity

69% genome match

Bumi Manusia

Pramoedya Ananta Toer · 1972

Both explore colonialism & identity

78% genome match

Autobiographie de ma mère

Jamaica Kincaid · 1996

Both explore identity & colonialism

81% genome match

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh · 2022

Both explore war & love

76% genome match

The Hungry Tide

Amitav Ghosh · 2004

Both explore colonialism & displacement

78% genome match

The passion

Jeanette Winterson · 1987

Both explore love & identity

78% genome match

The Invisible Bridge

Julie Orringer · 2010

Both explore war & love

83% genome match

The gift of rain

Tan Twan Eng · 2007

Both explore war & love

79% genome match

The English Patient

Michael Ondaatje · 1992

Both explore war & love

76% genome match

Love in a fallen city

Zhang Ailing · 1985

Both explore love & war

77% genome match

Birds Without Wings

Louis de Bernières · 2004

Both explore war & displacement

77% genome match