Against the Loveless World
A young Palestinian refugee's harrowing journey through the Middle East, navigating displacement and radicalization in search of a better li…
Literary Fiction
The Fountainhead
A gifted architect's battle against conventional standards and a passionate, tumultuous love affair that challenges societal norms.
Swing Time
Two childhood friends, one a talented dancer and the other a deep thinker, navigate the complexities of race, identity, and ambition in this…
Heart Lamp
A vivid and witty collection of stories capturing the lives of women and girls in southern India, blending humor, emotion, and social commen…
Grendel
A compelling retelling of the Beowulf epic from the monster Grendel's perspective, offering a fresh and provocative view of the classic tale…
The Sun Also Rises
A tragic love story and a searing group portrait of the Lost Generation in post-World War I Europe, where Jake Barnes and his friends chase …
Wandering Souls
A powerful and emotionally resonant novel that explores the complexities of family, identity, and the immigrant experience, praised by liter…
Private Rites
A hauntingly beautiful and audacious novel that sparkles with brilliant prose, praised by critics and authors alike.
The Lovely Bones
From heaven, Susie Salmon watches her family struggle to cope with her untimely death, while she grapples with her own unfinished life.
Absalom, Absalom!
A sweeping tale of ambition, legacy, and the destructive power of obsession, Absalom, Absalom! explores the dark heart of the American South…
A Perfect Spy
Magnus Pym, a ranking diplomat and secret agent, vanishes, revealing a life of deception and betrayal in this gripping tale of identity and …
Giovanni's Room
A groundbreaking novel by James Baldwin that explores the complexities of love, identity, and societal expectations in 1950s Paris.
The City And The Pillar
Jim Willard's journey through 1940s America reveals the hidden gay world of Hollywood, the military, and New York City's underworld, in this…
The Plague
In a town gripped by a deadly virus, 'The Plague' explores fear, courage, and human resilience in the face of existential threat. A powerful…
The Fall
A disillusioned former lawyer unravels his life's hypocrisies and guilt in a series of drunken confessions, revealing the absurdities of the…
Revolutionary Road
A poignant tale of a seemingly perfect 1950s couple whose suburban dreams begin to shatter, revealing the cracks in their marriage and aspir…
The Bonfire of the Vanities
A biting satire of 1980s excess, this novel follows Sherman McCoy, a bond trader whose life unravels after a hit-and-run accident, exposing …
Lolita
A controversial and darkly captivating tale of obsession, Lolita explores the twisted love story of Humbert Humbert and the young Dolores Ha…
Crime and Punishment
In the depths of poverty, a struggling student commits a murder and grapples with the moral consequences in this psychological thriller of c…
The Metamorphosis
A man wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect, exploring themes of alienation and identity in a chilling allegory.
The Bell Jar
Esther Greenwood's dream internship in New York turns into a nightmare as she spirals into depression, offering a raw and unflinching look a…
The Blind Assassin
A haunting tale of two sisters, one dead and one haunted by her memories, intertwined with a scandalous novel within a novel that blurs the …
The Virgin Suicides
A haunting tale of suburban life and tragic beauty, Jeffrey Eugenides' modern classic explores the mysterious suicides of the Lisbon sisters…
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
A haunting exploration of mortality and poetic identity, this modernist classic follows a young man's introspective journey through Paris, w…