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Books like The King

Across ARTHURIAN ROMANCES_ADAPTATIONS, ARTHUR, KING_FICTION, WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION, and FICTION_WAR & MILITARY — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The King by Donald Barthelme.

Top related books to The King

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of The King.

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

Secret Honor (Honor Bound)

W.E.B. Griffin

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

When the Emperor Was Divine

Julie Otsuka

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

The Gentlewomen (Virago Modern Classics)

Laura Talbot

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: A Novel of War and Survival

Louise Murphy

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

The Winds of War

Herman Wouk

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

A Thread of Grace: A Novel

Mary Doria Russell

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

Charlotte Gray: A Novel

Sebastian Faulks

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

The Ash Garden: A Novel

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Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#10

Guard Of Honor: A Pulitzer Prize Winner

James Gould Cozzens

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#11

The Cruel Sea (Classics of War)

Nicholas Monsarrat

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#12

Fugitive Pieces: A Novel

Anne Michaels

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#13

The Last Enchantment

Mary Stewart

Themes: ARTHURIAN ROMANCES_ADAPTATIONS • ARTHUR, KING_FICTION

#14

Behind the Lines (Corps, Vol 7)

W.E.B. Griffin

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#15

The Levant Trilogy

Olivia Manning

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#16

War and Remembrance (The Winds of War, 2)

Herman Wouk

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#17

Prisoners of War

Steve Yarbrough

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#18

Across the River and Into the Trees

Ernest Hemingway

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#19

Blood of Victory: A Novel

Alan Furst

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#20

Four Freedoms: A Novel

John Crowley

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#21

The Death of My Brother Abel

Gregor Von Rezzori

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION • FICTION_WAR & MILITARY

#22

Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grade 4 Trade Book Pack

Lucy Calkins

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION

#23

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

Themes: FICTION_FANTASY_GENERAL

#24

The Navigation Log: A Novel

Martin Corrick

Themes: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION

If The King by Donald Barthelme is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by ARTHURIAN ROMANCES_ADAPTATIONS, ARTHUR, KING_FICTION, WORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Anne Michaels, W.E.B. Griffin, Julie Otsuka, Laura Talbot, and others.