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Books recommended by Orlando Figes
British historian
British historian. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on The Best Russian Novels.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Orlando Figes has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Orlando Figes recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Orlando recommended it.
The Best Russian Novels
Five Books interview in which Orlando Figes chooses and discusses five books.
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War and Peace
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Russian Novels”.
The Best Russian Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Niall Ferguson, Mark Manson
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Fathers and Sons
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Russian Novels”.
The Best Russian Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
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The White Guard
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Russian Novels”.
The Best Russian Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
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The First Circle
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Russian Novels”.
The Best Russian Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
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Day of the Oprichnik
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The Best Russian Novels”.
The Best Russian Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Orlando Figes
Books Orlando Figes wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
1 book Orlando recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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3recommendersWar and Peace 3 recommendersNiall Ferguson, Orlando Figes, Mark Manson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Orlando
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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