Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor wrote Man's Search for Meaning in 1946.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
The central protagonist is Rick Deckard. Deckard is a bounty hunter who retires rogue androids, known as replicants. Note - this would make a great movie.
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Haruki Murakami
A secret organization known as "Sakigake" draws Aomame into it. Aomame is a skilled assassin. Tengo rewrites a mysterious novel conspiratorially…
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
Set in London in the early 20th century, the story takes place over a single day.
The Horse's Mouth
Joyce Cary
Gulley Jimson clashes with societal norms for his calling and sense of integrity. The movie of this with Sir Alec Guinness is good, too.
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
Kafka Tamura, a bookish 15-year-old boy runs away from his Oedipal curse.
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
The disintegration of the American Dream through the lens of one family.
The Siege of Krishnapur
J.G. Farrell
Set during the Sepoy Mutiny, the story of the Brits falling apart.
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee
Robert van Gulik
A collection of detective stories set in the Tang dynasty.