The most popular civil war books of 2021

Books about civil war tell of countries that turn on themselves. Neighbors become enemies, families split and the wounds last for generations. Novels and histories here range across many nations and centuries, and share a sense of intimacy that makes these wars especially bitter. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Yellow Wife
Cover of Yellow Wife

Yellow Wife

Sadeqa Johnson, Садека Джонсон

Published 2021

288 pages

A House Without Windows
Cover of A House Without Windows

A House Without Windows

Marc Ellison, Didier Kassaï, Nanette McGuinness

Published 2021

160 pages

1891
Cover of 1891

1891

Emiliano Valenzuela

Published 2021

336 pages