Heirs to the Past
By: Driss Chraïbi
3.39
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The tape-recorded voice of the hero's dead father provides a shock for a family in Morocco.
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1. Walden
By: Henry David Thoreau
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
Walden, or, Life in the Woods, is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David T… read more
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2. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (The Neapolitan Novels #3)
By: Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein
3.84
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan novels, Elena Ferrante's … read more
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- fiction
3. The Name of the Rose
By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver
4.14
Format: 552 pages, Paperback
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi… read more
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"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
4. Invisible Cities
By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver
4.11
Format: 15 pages, Paperback
"Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities v… read more
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- fiction
5. Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
By: Ken Follett
3.65
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
This is an epic of love, hatred, war and revolution. This is a huge novel that follows five familie… read more
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6. A Dangerous Fortune
By: Ken Follett
4.05
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious … read more
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7. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver
3.90
Format: 216 pages,
If on a Winter's Night a Traveleris a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingl… read more
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8. The Satanic Verses
By: Salman Rushdie
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Versesis Salman Rushdi… read more
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9. The Sheltering Sky
By: Paul Bowles
3.89
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans appr… read more
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- africa
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"When I was young"-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
"The soul is the weariest part of the body."-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
"She was saved from prettiness by the intensity of her gaze."-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
"La humanidad es todos salvo uno mismo. Entonces, ¿Qué interés puede tener para nadie?"-Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
10. The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
By: Agatha Christie
3.82
Format: 191 pages, Hardcover
It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She… read more
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"Here was a man who would never rail against fate but accept it and pass on to victory"-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
"Because when you’re in love, you think you’re invincible. It blinds you. And you don’t seem to care."-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
"What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one's house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean."-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
"Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's drunk? When I was at Cambridge, I remember I put a…"-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
11. On ne badine pas avec l'amour
By: Alfred de Musset , None
3.96
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
Camille et Perdican partagent sans doute la meme religion de l'amour ideal, mais melee de vehemence… read more
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12. Suite Française
By: Irène Némirovsky , Sandra Smith
3.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
The first two stories of a masterwork once thought lost, written by a pre-WWII bestselling author w… read more
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13. 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
14. 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
15. The Fall
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Elegantly styled, Camus' profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's confessions is a searin… read more
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16. Happening
By: Annie Ernaux
4.32
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
In 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plag… read more
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"There is no such thing as a lesser truth."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
"I was intoxicated, wrapped up in wordless intelligence."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
"People judged according to the law, they didn't judge the law."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
"love children are the most beautiful of all.' What a terrible statement."-Annie Ernaux, Happening
17. To Paradise
By: Hanya Yanagihara
3.75
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the classic A Little Life, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and … read more
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"Does this look like a dystopia to you?"-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise
"It was very cold that afternoon, whipping wind, and the city seemed to mirror my mood, which was gray and bleak."-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise
"Only people who have a plausible hope of being immortalized in history are so about how they might get immortalized," she said. "The rest of us are too busy trying to get through the day."-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise
"Only people who have a plausible hope of being immortalized in history are so obsessed about how they might get immortalized," she said. "The rest of us are too busy trying to get through the day."-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise
18. The Iliad
By: Homer
3.91
Format: 848 pages, Hardcover
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more
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"I say no wealth is worth my life."-Homer, The Iliad
"These were the colloquies in heaven."-Homer, The Iliad
"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."-Homer, The Iliad
"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"-Homer, The Iliad
19. The Perfect Nanny
By: Leïla Slimani
3.40
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780143132172. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer… read more
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- fiction
"The baby is dead."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Nous devons prouver que, vous aussi, vous êtes une victime."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Several times during the night, she opened her eyes, unsure if an hour had passed or a month."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Yeah. Maybe. But honestly, I don’t understand.’ ‘You shouldn’t try to understand everything. Children are just like adults. There’s nothing to understand."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
20. Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)
By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
3.91
Format: 220 pages, ebook
The latest novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following fou… read more
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"surviving alone is much the same as dying alone"-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)
"I will remember this comforting warmth for the rest of my life"-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)
"People’s true feelings are not in plain sight. The other person might not be thinking anything, but there is a tendency to just assume what the other is feeling without reaching out and asking."-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)
"When you give a gift to someone who is striving to achieve their dreams, you have to give them the most cherished thing you have. Some days that person who is chasing their dreams will not be able to…"-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)
21. La discrétion
By: Faïza Guène
4.28
Format: 256 pages, None
" Ses enfants, eux, ils savent qui elle est, et ils exigent que le monde entier le sache aussi. " … read more
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22. Heirs to the Past
By: Driss Chraïbi
3.39
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The tape-recorded voice of the hero's dead father provides a shock for a family in Morocco. read more
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