The Tale of Genji: A Visual Companion
By: Melissa McCormick
4.26
Format: 288 pages, ebook
An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literature Written in the …
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1. The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
By: Marcel Proust , None , Terence Kilmartin , D.J. Enright
4.39
Format: 957 pages, Paperback
The Modern Library’s fifth volume of In Search of Lost Time contains both The Captive (1923) and Th… read more
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"...every social class has its own pathology..."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
"Let us leave pretty women to men with no imagination."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
"Love is space and time made perceptible to the heart."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
"There are optical errors in time as there are in space."-Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive (In Search of Lost Time, #5-6)
2. The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan
By: Ivan Morris , Barbara Ruch
4.04
Format: 337 pages, Paperback
The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred… read more
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3. Sodom and Gomorrah
By: Marcel Proust , Christopher Prendergast , John Sturrock
4.33
Format: 557 pages, Paperback
Sodom and Gomorrah – now in a superb translation by John Sturrock – takes up the theme of homosexua… read more
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"He lives at Balbec?"-Marcel Proust, Sodom and Gomorrah
"کار ذهنن تا زمانی که مطیع واقعیت نیست آسان است"-Marcel Proust, Sodom and Gomorrah
"از شکل انداختن یک شاهکار خیلی از ساختناش مشکلتر است"-Marcel Proust, Sodom and Gomorrah
"هر خطای برطرف شده آدمی را از حس تازهای برخوردا میکند"-Marcel Proust, Sodom and Gomorrah
4. Albertine disparue (À la recherche du temps perdu, #6)
By: Marcel Proust
3.40
Format: 300 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Albertine disparueest le dernier volume revu et remanie par Proust avant sa mort. Prevu d'abord sou… read more
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5. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
6. The Tale of Genji: A Reader's Guide
By: William J. Puette
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The 11th century epic The Tale of Genji is rightly considered to be one of the finest works of writ… read more
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7. The Tale of Genji
By: Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
See an alternate cover edition . Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in… read more
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8. The Diary of Lady Murasaki
By: Murasaki Shikibu , Richard Bowring
3.66
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
'When I go out to sit on the veranda and gaze, I sem to be always conjuring up visions of the past'… read more
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9. Memoirs of Hadrian
By: Marguerite Yourcenar , Grace Frick
4.23
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has… read more
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"And it was at about this time that I began to feel myself divine."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"La morale è una convenzione privata; il decoro è una faccenda pubblica."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"I was willing to yield to nostalgia, that melancholy residue of desire."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
"Of all our games, love's play is the only one which threatens to unsettle the soul..."-Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian
10. The Pillow Book
By: Sei Shōnagon , Ivan Morris
3.91
Format: 163 pages, Paperback
"The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon" is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the … read more
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11. The Brothers Karamazov
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky
4.37
Format: 796 pages, Paperback
The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more
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"How good life is when one does something good and just!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
12. Time Regained (In Search of Lost Time, #7)
By: Marcel Proust , Terence Kilmartin , D.J. Enright , Andreas Mayor
3.70
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
The final volume of In Search of Lost Time chronicles the years of World War I, when, as M. de Char… read more
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13. Paintings in Proust: A Visual Companion to In Search of Lost Time
By: None
3.00
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A la recherche du temps perduby Marcel Proust is one of the most profoundly visual works in Western… read more
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14. Les Liaisons dangereuses
By: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos , Douglas Parmée
4.06
Format: 402 pages, Paperback
The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of … read more
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"J'ai vécu"-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses
"Will you, then, never grow weary of being unjust?"-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses
"I see you are already as timid as a slave: you might as well be in love."-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses
"...it is not for the illusion of a moment to govern the choice of a lifetime."-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses
15. Eugene Onegin
By: Alexander Pushkin , James E. Falen
4.10
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their lite… read more
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"He's happy now, he's almost sane."-Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin
"Habit is heaven's gift to us: a substitute for happiness."-Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin
"My whole life has been pledged to this meeting with you..."-Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin
"I'm only writing this to show That I stopped sinning long ago."-Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin
16. War and Peace
By: Leo Tolstoy , Louise Maude , Aylmer Maude , Henry Gifford
4.16
Format: 1392 pages, Paperback
In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind. War and Pe… read more
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"God is the same everywhere."-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
"Kings are the slaves of history."-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
"Everything depends on upbringing. "-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
"We are asleep until we fall in Love!"-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
17. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
By: Abolqasem Ferdowsi , Azar Nafisi , Dick Davis
0.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is … read more
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18. Anna Karenina
By: Leo Tolstoy , Louise Maude , Aylmer Maude
4.09
Format: 964 pages, Paperback
Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contempo… read more
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"Love those you hate you."-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
"And where love ends, hate begins"-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
"Everything intelligent is so boring."-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
"Anything is better than lies and deceit!"-Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
19. Chess Story
By: Stefan Zweig , Joel Rotenberg , Peter Gay , None , None , None , None , None
3.00
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig's final achievement,… read more
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20. La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
By: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Un magistral roman d'apprentissage, une saisissante enquête sur les traces d'un mystérieux auteur m… read more
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"Nunca intentes decir de qué habla un gran libro. O si lo haces, la única respuesta posible es: de nada."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"He alcanzado el estado terminal de la inmigración: simplemente ya no creo en la posibilidad del regreso."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"Estuvo tanto tiempo en el exilio - medio siglo! - que nos decíamos que debía de haberse dejado una parte de sí mismo por el camino"-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"Nos apetece hablar de todo, menos del exilio. De todas formas, no hay nada que decir sobre el exilio. No conozco un tema más molesto en este mundo."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
21. The Mahabharata: Volume 1
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
4.44
Format: 535 pages, Kindle Edition
The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, th… read more
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"Pity is a poison. -Kunti"-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1
"And also those who are free, through the powers of meditation and yoga, percieve established in themselves like reflections in a mirror."-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1
"You should not sorrow for that which was bound to happen. Those who are wise do not feel sorry over fate. Even with the greatest wisdom, that which is ordained will happen. No one can transgress the …"-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1
22. The Tale of Genji: A Visual Companion
By: Melissa McCormick
4.26
Format: 288 pages, ebook
An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literature Written in the … read more
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