Check review<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shankari Chandran\u2019s novel begins in Colombo in 1932 and spans three generations.This is one of the rare family sagas where both the family and the historical aspects are given equal importance. The riots that shook Sri Lanka\u2019s civilians lead to forced displacement and disharmony between communities. The novel authentically presents the food, culture, mannerisms and traditions of the region through the life of the family.<\/p>\n Check review<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Min Jin Lee brought a fresh change to the common narrative of migration to Western countries. Pachinko<\/em> begins in 1990\u2019s Korea with Sunja who gets pregnant out of wedlock. She accepts the hand of a minister so as to save her family honour and moves to Japan. Spanning four generations, the novel explores the situation of Korean immigrants in a hostile Japan.<\/p>\n Check review<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the finest magical realism family sagas ever written is Allende\u2019s The House of Spirits<\/em>. Set in an unnamed Latin American country (which might be Chile), the novel follows three generations of the Trueba family with the backdrop of the political tensions in the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Often named as one of Marquez\u2019s best works, this sweeping family epic is set in the fictional land of Macondo and traces the history of the Buendia family. The book is a landmark in the magical realism genre. It plays between the ideas of solitude and the need for love.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Salt Houses<\/em> is an ambitious debut about being on the run and unavoidable displacement. The novel starts in Nablus, Palestine in 1963 and branches into Jordan, Kuwait, Beirut, Paris and Boston. The book is more of an emotional one than a historical one but makes a compelling read.<\/p>\n Check review<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This novel, translated from the Portuguese, is quite a literary feast to indulge in. It was one of this year’s selections of the Boxwalla, a book service<\/a><\/span> that I have adored for quite a while. 500 years of Brazilian history, right from the time of tribes to present day society is narrated through the perspective of women.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kintu<\/em> is set in the Buganda Kingdom (present day Uganda) in 1750 and follows the cursed blood line of the Kintu clan. This is one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2018 and is a sprawling exploration of tribes, customs, infiltration of Christianity, adverse effects of a patriarchial society on men, superstitions and relationships.<\/p>\n Check review<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pearl S Buck writes about life in a Chinese village before the first World War through the trilogy \u2013 The Good Earth<\/em>, Sons<\/em> and A House divided<\/em>. Many of the historical changes in the books are subtle and may be easily looked over by a careless reader. Nevertheless, the storytelling is wonderful and engaging. Buck went on to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1938 for her work.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have two more recommendations to add to the list. Both have been on my TBR for quite a while and sound fascinating.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Middlesex<\/em> is the story of an intersex person trying to make sense of gender in a binary world. The novel looks through three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family.<\/p>\n Check Beth Bonini’s review<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dreaming in Cuban<\/em> follows three generations of women in the del Pino\/Almeida family from 1930s to 1980. It is set against the backdrop of the Cuban revolution and is the story of a family divided by politics and geography.<\/p>\n Check Claire Mc Alpine’s review<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nNovels spanning multiple generations often leave you astounded by their magnanimity. Here are some stunning books to satisfy your craving for sweeping sagas <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n <\/p>\n If you are looking for genre specific lists, check out The best dystopian books<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Worried about reading tips? Read my personal reading schedule here<\/a><\/span> and also check out reading tips and schedules of five voracious readers on social media<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Family sagas are always tempting to read, especially when they span …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6307,130,6312],"tags":[266,8706,4290,4293,1763,4288,4298,131,31,4294,4286,4291,4289,4285,4297,4292,2560,2559,4296,4287,1764],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-4210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-lists","category-reading-lists","tag-book-lists","tag-family-sagas","tag-garbriel-garcia","tag-hala-alyan","tag-homegoing","tag-isabel-allende","tag-kintu","tag-lists","tag-magical-realism","tag-middlesex","tag-min-jin-lee","tag-multi-generational","tag-one-hundred-years-of-solitiude","tag-pachinko","tag-pearl-s-buck","tag-salt-houses","tag-shankari-chandran","tag-song-of-the-sun-god","tag-the-good-earth","tag-the-house-of-spirits","tag-yaa-gyasi"],"yoast_head":"\n2.The Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran<\/h2>\n
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3.Pachinko by Min Jin Lee<\/h2>\n
4.The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende<\/h2>\n
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5.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/h2>\n
6.Salt Houses by Hala Alyan<\/h2>\n
7.Her Mother’s Mother’s Mother and Her Daughters by Maria Jos\u00e9 Silveira<\/h2>\n
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8.Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi<\/h2>\n
9.The Good Earth trilogy by Pearl S Buck<\/h2>\n
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10.Middlesex by Jeffery Eudenides<\/h2>\n
11.Dreaming in Cuban by Christina Garcia<\/h2>\n