CITY · UNITED STATESBooks set in Cambridge, Massachusetts
42.374, -71.110
9 books · 8 authors · 1899–2022
9 books here
Most-set authors
Elif Batuman (2) · Allegra Goodman (1) · Grace D. Li (1) · Margaret Atwood (1) · Jhumpa Lahiri (1) · Samuel Shem (1)
Genres
literary fiction (4)
Books set here
Set in Cambridge, Massachusetts (9)
Either/Or
Elif Batuman
Harvard University campus
Intuition
Allegra Goodman
Philpott Institute cancer research lab
Portrait of a Thief
Grace D. Li
Harvard — where Will Chen is recruited and the heist crew assembles
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
dystopian Gilead headquarters
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
immigrant family Cambridge home
The House of God
Samuel Shem
fictionalized teaching hospital
Being Mortal
Atul Gawande
Gawande's surgical practice base in Boston
12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson
Professorship 1993-1997, referenced directly in the text
The Idiot
Elif Batuman
Selin's freshman year, core setting of The Idiot
Notable locations in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University2Beth Israel Hospital1Brigham and Women's Hospital1First Parish Church, Cambridge1Johnston Gate, Harvard Yard1Memorial Hall, Harvard University1Widener Library, Harvard University1
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