10 must-read classics books like The Red Chamber by Edogawa Rampo

Cover of The Red Chamber by Edogawa Rampo

The Red Chamber

By: Edogawa Rampo

4.10

Format: 18 pages, Kindle Edition

Edogawa Rampo (1894-1965) is, as his nom de plume indicates, Japan's answer to Edgar Allen Poe. Thi…

If you liked the classics plot in The Red Chamber by Edogawa Rampo , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

1. The Yellow Wall-Paper

By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

4.07

Format: 54 pages, Paperback

'The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is tor… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
"I am a doctor, dear, and I know. You are gaining flesh and color, your appetite is better. I feel really much easier about you." "I don't weigh a bit more," said I, "nor as much; and my appetite may …"

-Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper

Cover of Hell Screen by Jay Rubin, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

2. Hell Screen

By: Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

4.20

Format: 58 pages, Paperback

"There can be no doubt that Akutagawa had more individuality than any other writer of his time and… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
  • japanese literature
  • japan
  • fiction
"He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers of a living stag with his bare hands."

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

"People used to say that on moonless nights Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers would glide eerily along the outdoor corridor, never touching the floor."

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

"I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight of a woman suffering in them were giving him joy b…"

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

"Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might I say? - the sun itself had crashed to earth, spewing its heavenly fire…"

-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen

Cover of Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe

3. Berenice

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.00

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

Bereniceis a horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The tale is centered on the death of a young gi… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

4. I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

By: Harlan Ellison

5.00

Format: 398 pages, ebook

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi short story by Harlan Ellison. It… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, Byron Glaser, None

5. The Tell-Tale Heart

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None

4.24

Format: 31 pages, Library Binding

A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
"would a madman have been so wise as this?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

Cover of Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21) by Agatha Christie

6. Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21)

By: Agatha Christie

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Sıradan Zaferler by Manu Larcenet, Emre Yavuz

7. Sıradan Zaferler

By: Manu Larcenet , Emre Yavuz

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Angouleme Uluslararasi Cizgi Roman Festivali En Iyi Cizgi Roman Albumu "Gercekci edebiyat ve cizgi … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan

8. Apple and Rain

By: Sarah Crossan

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

When Apple's mother returns after eleven years away, Apple feels whole again. But just like the sto… read more

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  • fiction

9. The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story

By: Ann Rule

4.67

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Ann Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass-murdere… read more

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Cover of Wesele by Stanisław Wyspiański

10. Wesele

By: Stanisław Wyspiański

3.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Wesele zostało zainspirowane prawdziwym wydarzeniem: ślubem poety Lucjana Rydla z chłopką Jadwigą M… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"Miałeś, chamie, złoty róg, miałeś, chamie, czapkę z piór: czapkę wicher niesie, róg huka po lesie, ostał ci się ino sznur, ostał ci się ino sznur."

-Stanisław Wyspiański, Wesele

"POETA Po całym świecie możesz szukać Polski, panno młoda, i nigdzie jej nie znajdziecie. PANNA MŁODA To może i szukać szkoda. POETA A jest jedna mała klatka - o, niech tak Jagusia przymknie rękę pod …"

-Stanisław Wyspiański, Wesele

Cover of The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe, E. Dale Saunders

11. The Woman in the Dunes

By: Kōbō Abe , E. Dale Saunders

3.89

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

The Woman in the Dunes, by celebrated writer and thinker Kobo Abe, combines the essence of myth, su… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"Timpului nu-i dai pinteni ca unui cal."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Defeat begins with the fear that one had lost."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?"

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Aşa se spune, înfrangerea începe cu teama de a fi înfrant."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

12. The Setting Sun

By: Osamu Dazai , Donald Keene

4.36

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

The post-war period in Japan was one of immense social change as Japanese society adjusted to the s… read more

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13. Ghost Story

By: Peter Straub

4.09

Format: 372 pages,

In life, not every sin goes unpunished. GHOST STORY For four aging men in the terror-stricken town … read more

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14. Piercing

By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A pulsating psycho-thriller from Ryu Murakami, author of In the Miso Soup A renaissance man for the… read more

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15. The Monk

By: None

4.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, this is a violent tale of ambition, murde… read more

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16. Bezmatek

By: Mira Marcinów

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

W brawurowej prozie Miry Marcinów wszystko jest dzikie i dziwne, a najdziwniejsza jest śmierć, któr… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Prosty sposób na bezpamięć (Dylogia Bezpamięci, #1) by Karolina Barbrich

17. Prosty sposób na bezpamięć (Dylogia Bezpamięci, #1)

By: Karolina Barbrich

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Przynależność do świata magów oznacza dostęp do wyjątkowych mocy, ale na pewnych warunkach. By zost… read more

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Cover of Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

18. Life for Sale

By: Yukio Mishima

3.72

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will … read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"It's only the desire to live as long as possible that makes everything seem complicated and mysterious."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"Když si rozsvítíš v malém pokoji modrou lampu, taky ti všechno zmodrá, ale tím se z toho pokoje ještě moře nestane."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"A dead body reminds me a bit of a bottle of whisky. If you drop the bottle and it cracks, what’s inside pours out. It’s only natural."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"To say human life had no meaning was the easy part. But Hanio was struck all over again by the huge amount of energy required to live a life filled with so much meaninglessness."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

Cover of Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

19. Hotel Silence

By: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

3.82

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

A funny, wistful and utterly beguiling novel about a man whose life is falling apart, and how he le… read more

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  • fiction
"At our latitudes people mostly kill themselves in the spring. People can’t bear the idea of the earth renewing itself. Of everything starting anew except themselves."

-Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Hotel Silence

Cover of Zwierzęta łowne by Anna Mazurek

20. Zwierzęta łowne

By: Anna Mazurek

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Jurek wraca do swojej rodzinnej wsi oddzielonej od reszty świata prastarym lasem. Planuje przeczeka… read more

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Cover of The Red Chamber by Edogawa Rampo

21. The Red Chamber

By: Edogawa Rampo

4.10

Format: 18 pages, Kindle Edition

Edogawa Rampo (1894-1965) is, as his nom de plume indicates, Japan's answer to Edgar Allen Poe. Thi… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
  • japanese literature
  • japan
  • fiction

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