World Literature
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A Passage to India
by Forster, E.M. Year Published:A young English woman in British-ruled India accuses an Indian doctor of sexual assault.Note: This book is available in our Library.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by Joyce, James Year Published:A novel about a young man growing up in Ireland and rebelling against family, country, and religion.Note: This book is available in our Library.All Quiet on the Western Front
by Remarque, Erich Maria Year Published:A young German soldier in World War I experiences pounding shellfire, hunger, sickness, and death.Note: This book is available in our Library.Animal Farm
by Orwell, George Year Published:Animals turn the tables on their masters.Note: This book is available in our Library.Anna Karenina
by Tolstoy, Leo Year Published:Anna forsakes her husband for the dashing Count Vronsky and brief happiness.Note: This book is available in our Library.Brave New World
by Huxley, Aldous Year Published:A bitter satire of the future, in which the world is controlled by advances in science and social changes.Note: This book is available in our Library.Crime and Punishment
by Dostoevski, Feodor Year Published:A psychological novel about a poor student who murders an old woman pawnbroker and her sister.Cry, the Beloved Country
by Paton, Alan Year Published:A country Zulu pastor searches for his sick sister in Johannesburg, and discovers that she has become a prostitute and his son a murderer.Note: This book is available in our Library.Death in Venice
by Mann, Thomas Year Published:In this novella, an author becomes aware of a darker side of himself when he visits Venice.Doctor Zhivago
by Pasternak, Boris Year Published:An epic novel of Russia before and after the Bolshevik revolution.Note: This book is available in our Library.Don Quixote
by Cervantes, Miguel de Year Published:An eccentric old gentleman sets out as a knight "tilting at windmills" to right the wrongs of the world.Note: This book is available in our Library.Frankenstein
by Shelley, Mary Year Published:A gothic tale of terror in which Franken-stein creates a monster from corpses.Note: This book is available in our Library.Great Expectations
by Dickens, Charles Year Published:The moving story of the rise, fall, and rise again of a humbly-born young orphan.Note: This book is available in our Library.Gulliver's Travels
by Swift, Jonathan Year Published:Gulliver encounters dwarfs and giants and has other strange adventures when his ship is wrecked in distant lands.Note: This book is available in our Library.Heart of Darkness
by Conrad, Joseph Year Published:The novel's narrator journeys into the Congo where he discovers the extent to which greed can corrupt a good man.Note: This book is available in our Library.House of the Spirits
by Allende, Isabel Year Published:The story of the Trueba family in Chile, from the turn of the century to the violent days of the overthrow of the Salvador Allende government in 1973.Ivanhoe
by Scott, Sir Walter Year Published:Tale of Ivanhoe, the disinherited knight, Lady Rowena, Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Robin Hood at the time of the Crusades.Note: This book is available in our Library.Jane Eyre
by Bronte, Charlotte Year Published:An intelligent and passionate governess falls in love with a strange, moody man tormented by dark secrets.Note: This book is available in our Library.Labyrinths
by Borges, Jorge Luis Year Published:An anthology of literary fireworks based on Borges' favorite symbol.Like Water for Chocolate
by Esquivel, Laura Year Published:As the youngest of three daughters in a turn-of-the-century Mexican family, Tita may not marry but must remain at home to care for her mother.Lord of the Flies
by Golding, William Year Published:English schoolboys marooned on an uninhabited island test the values of civilization when they attempt to set up a society of their own.Note: This book is available in our Library.Madame Bovary
by Flaubert, Gustave Year Published:In her extramarital affairs, a bored young wife seeks unsuccessfully to find the emotional experiences she craves.Note: This book is available in our Library.Night
by Weisel, Elie Year Published:A searing account of the Holocaust as experienced by a 15-year-old boy.Note: This book is available in our Library.One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Solzhenitsyn, Aleksander Year Published:Ivan Denisovich Shukhov endures one more day in a Siberian prison camp and finds joy in survival.Note: This book is available in our Library.One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Year Published:A technique called magical realism is used in this portrait of seven generations in the lives of the Buendia family.Pere Goriot
by Balzac, Honore de Year Published:A father is reduced to poverty after giving money to his daughters.Pride and Prejudice
by Austen, Jane Year Published:Love and marriage among the English country gentry of Austen's day.Note: This book is available in our Library.Robinson Crusoe
by Defoe, Daniel Year Published:The adventures of a man who spends 24 years on an isolated island.Note: This book is available in our Library.Siddhartha
by Hesse, Hermann Year Published:Emerging from a kaleidoscope of experiences and pleasures, a young Brahmin ascends to a state of peace and mystic holiness.Note: This book is available in our Library.Sons and Lovers
by Lawrence, D.H. Year Published:An autobiographical novel about a youth torn between a dominant working-class father and a possessive genteel mother.Note: This book is available in our Library.Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Hardy, Thomas Year Published:The happiness of Tess and her husband is destroyed when she confesses that she bore a child as the result of a forced sexual relationship with her employer's son.Note: This book is available in our Library.The Death of Artemio Cruz
by Fuentes, Carlos Year Published:A powerful Mexican newspaper publisher recalls his life as he lies dying at age 71.The Joy Luck Club
by Tan, Amy Year Published:After her mother's death, a young Chinese-American woman learns of her mother's tragic early life in China.The Mill on the Floss
by Eliot, George Year Published:Maggie is miserable because her brother disapproves of her choices of romances.Note: This book is available in our Library.The Overcoat
by Gogol, Nikolai Year Published:Russian tales of good and evil.The Stranger
by Camus, Albert Year Published:A man who is virtually unknown to both himself and others commits a pointless murder for which he has no explanation.Note: This book is available in our Library.The Tin Drum
by Grass, Gunter Year Published:Oskar describes the amoral conditions through which he has lived in Germany, both during and after the Hitler regime.The Trial
by Kafka, Franz Year Published:A man is tried for a crime he knows nothing about, yet for which he feels guilt.Note: This book is available in our Library.Things Fall Apart
by Achebe, Chinua Year Published:Okonkwo, a proud village leader, is driven to murder and suicide by European changes to his traditional Ibo society.Wuthering Heights
by Bronte, Emily Year Published:One of the masterpieces of English romanticism, this is a novel of Heathcliff and Catherine, love and revenge.Note: This book is available in our Library.Disclaimer TextDisclaimer TextCopyright © 2024 Finalsite - all rights reserved.