Jonathan Safran Foer's emotional novel follows Oskar Schell, a young boy searching for answers after his father’s death in the World Trade Center. Foer explores themes of grief, trauma, and healing through Oskar’s journey.
A provocative novel by Amy Waldman about a Muslim-American architect who wins a competition to design a 9/11 memorial. The book explores the tensions and complexities surrounding identity, prejudice, and public memory in a post-9/11 world.
Don DeLillo’s haunting novel focuses on Keith Neudecker, a survivor of the Twin Towers. The story delves into the psychological aftermath of the attacks, examining how trauma reshapes lives, relationships, and society.
This fictional retelling by Frédéric Beigbeder centres on a father and his two sons trapped in a restaurant atop the North Tower. Written as a reflection on death, family, and time, the novel imagines the final moments of those inside the tower.
In the aftermath of 9/11, Hans van den Broek, a Dutch immigrant in New York, finds solace in cricket and an unlikely friendship with a Trinidadian businessman. Joseph O'Neill uses the novel to explore themes of identity, alienation, and post-9/11 dislocation.
Though not directly about 9/11, Ian McEwan’s novel is set in a world still reeling from the attacks. The story follows a neurosurgeon in London dealing with personal and societal anxieties in the wake of global terror and uncertainty.
Set in New York during 2001, Claire Messud's novel with an introduction by Neel Mukherjee follows a group of privileged friends whose lives are disrupted by the attacks. It offers a critique of the cultural and social dynamics in the city before and after 9/11.
Jay McInerney’s novel focuses on two Manhattanites, Luke and Corrine, whose lives intersect in the wake of the attacks. It’s a story of romance, loss, and the emotional turmoil experienced by New Yorkers after 9/11.
Kamila Shamsie’s novel spans multiple continents and decades, ending with the events of 9/11. Through the lives of its diverse characters, the book reflects on how war, displacement, and identity have been shaped by the attacks.