Question: Authors who put you there!?
I just finished the Kite Runner and loved it!. One thing that I loved about it was that I really could feel the sense of being in Afghanistan (not just the sights, but also the smells, the feel of the place)!. I wanted to know what authors you have read that really put you in the setting of the book, so much so that you feel as if you have been to a place you have never been before!. (I've had similar feelings reading Francine Rivers (1st century Jerusalem and Rome) and Rohinton Mistry (20th Century India)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 'A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich!.' (Russian gulags!.)
Truman Capote, 'In Cold Blood!.' (Kansas)
Isabel Allende, 'House of the Spirits!.' (Chile)
James Dickey, 'To the White Sea!.' (Japan/Alaska!.)
Michael Shaara, 'The Killer Angels!.' (The Civil War - Gettysburg!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Try "The God Of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy!.!. That also has a strong cultural impact!.
You may start tasting the Paradise Pickles and Preserves!.
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Dean Koontz is very good at that as well, though he is a thriller/suspense writer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com