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by Jean Genet
4.0(5,199)
From a prison cell, Jean Genet writes a lush, defiant story of memory and desire, turning his past into a sacred tale of pimps, murderers, and drag queens.
by Ezra Pound
3.9(5,124)
Ezra Pound's 'The Cantos' is a vast epic that brings history to life through its language, combining cultures, economies, and myths into a single, demanding poetic work.
by Carson McCullers
3.6(5,091)
In a desolate Southern town, a formidable store owner's solitary life is upended by the arrival of a captivating hunchback, only for their unconventional bond and burgeoning cafe to be shattered by the vengeful return of her ten-day husband, igniting a bizarre and violent love triangle.
by Alfred Jarry
3.6(4,974)
King Ubu, a ridiculous and crude character, takes power. His rule quickly turns into a farcical display of gluttony and greed, exposing how easily authority can be debased. Audiences often find it both shocking and funny.
by Jeffrey Archer
3.8(4,968)
A tied vote in the House of Lords starts a series of life-changing events for the Clifton family, from political battles and transatlantic journeys to young Sebastian's involvement in a dangerous international art fraud.
by Gustave Flaubert
3.5(4,816)
This story follows a devoted servant woman whose life, marked by loss and an enduring search for love, subtly challenges the realism Flaubert so skillfully created.
by Lillian Hellman
4.0(4,815)
In their Southern estate, the Hubbard family's greed and betrayals lead to a ruthless fight for wealth, where only Regina truly wins.
by Neil Simon
3.9(4,663)
In Depression-era Brooklyn, witty teenager Eugene Jerome navigates his extended Jewish family's chaos, dreams of baseball, and faces the loss of innocence as war approaches.
by O. Henry
4.3(4,555)
A dying artist's will to live is tied to a single ivy leaf, a fragile symbol of hope against winter and despair.
by Atticus Lish
3.8(4,521)
An undocumented Uighur immigrant and an Iraq War veteran find their lives crossing in New York City, struggling for survival and connection amid precarious work, cultural isolation, and a desperate search for belonging.
by Andre Brink
4.1(4,479)
A white schoolteacher in apartheid South Africa investigates the state-sanctioned murder of a black janitor, destroying his faith in the system and exposing his family to deadly truths.
by Maria Edgeworth
3.2(4,456)
Maria Edgeworth's satire follows four generations of Anglo-Irish landlords as their extravagant ways lead to decline, seen through the eyes of their loyal steward, and predicts the rise of a new class during Ireland's political unrest.
by William Faulkner
3.5(4,364)
During World War I, a French corporal's rebellion against the war machine forces a reckoning with faith, sacrifice, and humanity's capacity for both destruction and redemption.
by Jack Kerouac
3.6(4,363)
In a New England mill town, Maggie Cassidy paints a bittersweet, accessible portrait of adolescent love and the awkward, joyful pangs of growing up in America.
by Kingsley Amis
3.3(4,205)
In a Welsh pub, a circle of aging, hard-drinking friends finds their twilight years hilariously upended by the return of a celebrated poet and his captivating wife, rekindling dormant rivalries and romances.
by Anita Desai
3.7(4,180)
In the decaying grandeur of an Old Delhi family home, two estranged sisters uncover a lifetime of love, resentment, and unspoken truths as they confront their shared past and the brother who left it all behind.
by Uwe Timm
3.4(4,123)
In the chaos of WWII's end, a woman's chance meeting with a deserter leads to an unlikely love and the creation of Germany's beloved curried sausage, linking wartime need with post-war invention.
by Terry Kay
4.2(4,097)
Haunted by grief and the spectral appearance of a mysterious white dog, an elderly widower journeys through the Georgia pines to reconcile with loss and the enduring spirit of his beloved wife.
by Virginia Woolf
3.8(4,096)
Virginia Woolf's "The Years" follows the Pargiter family across three generations, showing London's changing society in the early 20th century and how personal lives clash with big historical events.
by Georges Bernanos
4.0(4,092)
An ailing young priest confronts the spiritual emptiness of his rural French parish, finding humility and an unexpected path to holiness amidst struggles of faith and doubt.
by Nathanael West
3.6(4,055)
A cynical reporter struggles with his advice column, facing the absurd pleas of readers and the grotesque realities of Hollywood's broken promises, while a disillusioned artist confronts similar issues.
by Ashley Antoinette
4.6(4,046)
Disaya Morgan's carefully built double life falls apart when her secret hustle clashes with a dangerous love, proving that in her high-stakes game, every player eventually loses.
by William Faulkner
3.9(3,974)
Two tales, one of illicit love's flight into the wilderness and another of a convict's selfless rescue through a flooded landscape, combine to show deliverance and spiritual damnation in the American South.
by Ashwin Sanghi
3.8(3,890)
From ancient princes and Buddhist monks to modern scientists and secret agents, a relentless chase for primordial power unfolds across millennia, weaving through sacred knowledge, lost empires, and the balance of a new world.