The Golden House
Nero Golden, patriarch in his twilight, a Lear in a silk dressing gown, presiding over a trio of sons who embody current fractured anxieties.
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The Enigma of Arrival
V.S. Naipaul novel about an immigrant's experience of England.
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Hitch-22
Christopher Hitchens reflects on his upbringing, the influences that shaped him, and the philosophical foundations of his worldview.
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The War Against Cliché
Essays on the intricacies of literature, focusing on the importance of originality,
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Thursday Murder Club
Retirees spend Thursdays solving old mysteries for enjoyment.
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Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go is a thought-provoking dystopian novel written…
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Emma
Emma is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray. So, it's fun.
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Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro sets _Klara and the Sun_ in a dystopian future when some children are genetically engineered for enhanced academic ability.
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Intimations
The essays in "Intimations" touch on a range of topics, including the impact of the pandemic, racial injustice, social inequality, and the role of art in times of crisis.
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The History of Rasselas
Rasselas enlists the help of an artist who is also known as an engineer to help with his escape from the Valley
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The Silmarillion
There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made.
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Time's Arrow
Tod T. Friendly has a secret.
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Love is Blind
William Boyd's Love is Blind follows the life of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish piano tuner with a remarkable talent for his craft.
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The Time Machine
A classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells published in 1895.
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A Brief History of Time
Hawking takes readers on a journey through the history of cosmology, from ancient Greek philosophers to modern scientific theories.
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Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia begins with Orwell's arrival in Barcelona in 1936, shortly after the outbreak of the civil war.
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Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson
A comprehensive and influential account of the life of one of the most prominent figures in 18th-century English literature…
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Night of Wenceslas
The Night of Wenceslas is the debut novel of British thriller and crime writer Lionel Davidson.
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The Quiet American
In Graham Greene's _The Quiet American_ it's 1955 and British journalist Thomas Fowler has been in Vietnam for two years covering the insurgency against French colonial rule.
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Trainspotting
The narrative of the novel _Trainspotting_ by Irvine Welsh is presented through a series of interconnected short stories, each focusing on different characters within the group.
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The Peregrine
The Peregrine is a nature book written by J. A. Baker and published in 1967. It is a deeply immersive account of the author’s observations of peregrine falcons in the British countryside. Baker divides the book into diary entries spanning several years. During this time, Baker meticulously documents his encounters with these birds of prey. His observations focus on a particular pair of peregrines and their hunting expeditions. Baker’s prose is rich and evocative. It captures the beauty and power...
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King Lear
…an aging King Lear who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters. But the consequences of this decision lead to a series of tragic events, etc.
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The Satanic Verses
A satirical work that revolves around two main characters, Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha, whose lives become intertwined in a series of surreal and fantastical events.
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Any Human Heart
It is a fictional autobiography that follows the eventful life of the protagonist, Logan Mountstuart, during the 20th century.
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To Set Prometheus Free
summarizes the views of his fellow secularist Bertrand Russell
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The Lemon Table
The book explores themes of aging, mortality, and the complexities of human relationships through a series of interconnected narratives.
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Super Cannes
In Ballard's Super Cannes, a man discovers that an elite corporate utopia on the French Riviera maintains its hyper-efficiency by allowing executives to commit nightly acts of violence.
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Poems of Philip Larkin
Known for his introspective and often pessimistic view of the world.
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The Sense of an Ending
The first part focuses on Tony's youth and his friendships with a group of intellectual classmates.
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Mrs. Dalloway
Set in London in the early 20th century, the story takes place over a single day.