Books like Récits d'Ellis Island
Récits d'Ellis Island by Georges Perec reads as reflective, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Invention of Solitude
Paul Auster · 1982
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Watermark
Joseph Brodsky · 1992
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Dora Bruder
Patrick Modiano · 1997
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Dictee
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha · 1982
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Swimming studies
Leanne Shapton · 2012
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Muzej bezuvjetne predaje
Dubravka Ugrešić · 1997
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Breakdowns
Art Spiegelman · 1977
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
The Only Girl in the Car
Kathy Dobie · 2002
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Jane
Maggie Nelson · 2005
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
The Body
Jenny Boully · 2002
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Running in the Family
Michael Ondaatje
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
El monarca de las sombras
Javier Cercas · 2017
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
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