Books as a Self-Introduction

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What books should people read to understand you? Are there any books that you think symbolise yourself, or which you think would make a good introduction?
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Mine would be:

1. 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro -- The story of a former butler to an aristocrat, in an age where aristocracy is dying out. Told somewhat out of chronological order and with unreliable narration.

2. 'Never Let Me Go' by Kazuo Ishiguro -- (It's hard to summarise this book without spoiling anything, but . . .) Nostalgia, memories, things that turned out not to be as they seemed. Also, the interesting and at times tumultuous relationship between the main protagonist, Kathy, and her childhood friends Ruth and Tommy.

3. 'The Price' by Neil Gaiman -- Not a book, technically, but still prose. 'The Price' is a short story about a person whose latest adopted stray cat keeps turning up injured in the morning. One night, she stays up with night vision goggles to find out why.
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