The Novices of Sais
By: Ralph Manheim , Paul Klee , Novalis
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Novices of Sais is a Romantic meld of poetry, philosophy, and transcendental journey. Revolutio…
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1. Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
By: Gottfried Keller
3.02
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
In Anspielung auf eine Meldung, die Keller in einer Züricher Zeitung las, und natürlich auf Shakesp… read more
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- german literature
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"Jugend hat keine Tugend"-Gottfried Keller, Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
"Sie ließen sich jetzt die Hände frei, ergriffen sie aber auf der Stelle wieder und beide sagten gleichzeitig: "Und wie geht es dir auch?" Aber statt sich zu antworten, fragten sie das gleiche aufs ne…"-Gottfried Keller, Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
2. The Moon and Sixpence
By: W. Somerset Maugham
4.13
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerf… read more
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"The writer is more concerned to know than to judge."-W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence
"Can the law get blood out of a stone? I haven't any money."-W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence
"I shall beat you,' he said, looking at her. How else should I know you loved me,' she answered."-W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence
"It is one of the defects of my character that I cannot altogether dislike anyone who makes me laugh."-W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence
3. The Recognitions
By: William H. Gass , William Gaddis
4.20
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The book Jonathan Franzen dubbed the "ur-text of postwar fiction" and the "first great cultural cri… read more
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- literature
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"Women get desperate, but they don't understand despair."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
"That fever had passed; but for the rest of his life it never left his eyes."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
"Reading Proust isn't just reading a book, it's an experience and you can't reject an experience."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
"Most people are clever because they don't know how to be honest." William Gaddis, The Recognitions."-William H. Gass, The Recognitions
4. The Nightwatches of Bonaventura
By: Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann , Gerald Gillespie
3.80
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
First published in German in 1804, under the nom de plume “Bonaventura,” The Nightwatches of Bonave… read more
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- german literature
- classics
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"Qu'on le prenne de la façon qu'on veut, il faut bien y réfléchir, de nos jours, avant de prendre le métier de poète, car on ne compte plus que bien peu de fous, et il y a une telle pléthore d'esprits…"-Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann, The Nightwatches of Bonaventura
5. The Overcoat
By: Nikolai Gogol
4.15
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
The Overcoat which is generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol's memorable Saint Petersburg st… read more
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"In the department of...but it would be better not to say in which department."-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
"وخلت بطرسبرغ من أكاكيڤيتش وكأنما لم يكن موجودًا فيها أبدًا، اختفى وغاب ذلك المخلوق الذي لم يكن له من يحميه، والذي لم يكن عزيزًا على أحد ولا شيقًا بالنسبة لأحد."-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
"Así desapareció un ser humano a quien nadie defendió, a quien nadie había querido, por quien nadie se interesó… Fue un ser que soportó humildemente las burlas de sus colegas y que bajó a la tumba sin…"-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
"Moreover, he had a peculiar knack, as he walked along the street, of arriving beneath a window just as all sorts of rubbish were being flung out of it: hence he always bore about on his hat scraps of…"-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
6. Fear and Trembling
By: Søren Kierkegaard , Alastair Hannay
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian and religious author interested in human psy… read more
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- philosophy
- classics
7. In Praise of Shadows
By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more
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8. Inner Experience
By: Georges Bataille , Bruce Boone , Leslie Anne Boldt-Irons
1.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
His is a journey marked by the questioning of experience itself, until what is reached is sovereign… read more
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9. Die Räuber
By: Friedrich Schiller
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Mit seinem 1781 erschienenen leidenschaftlichen Drama der Selbtstzerstorung einer Familie machte Sc… read more
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- german literature
- classics
- germany
- fiction
10. Paris Spleen
By: Charles Baudelaire , Louise Varèse
3.89
Format: 221 pages, Paperback
Set in a modern, urban Paris, the prose pieces in this volume constitute a further exploration of t… read more
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- literature
- poetry
- classics
- fiction
11. Anadolu Manzaraları
By: Hikmet Birand
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
Prof. Dr. Hikmet Birand (1904-1972), Istanbul Halkali Yuksek Ziraat Okulu'nu bitirdikten sonra Alma… read more
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12. Brigitta
By: Adalbert Stifter
4.04
Format: None pages,
Verlagstext: Ebenso grossartig wie sensibel erzahlt Stifter die schwierige Liebesbeziehung der an a… read more
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- classics
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14. Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
By: Aeschylus , Alan H. Sommerstein
3.85
Format: 320 pages, cloth
Sommerstein presents a freshly constituted text, with introduction and commentary, of Eumenides, th… read more
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- literature
- poetry
- classics
- fiction
"My heart's a dance of fear."-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
"Quando dorme la mente scintilla di mille occhi"-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
"Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community."-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
"ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Onc…"-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
15. Beş Sevim Apartmanı: Rüya Tabirli Cinperi Yalanları
By: Mine Söğüt
4.09
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
Purtelas Sokagi'nda kediler bir gun canhiras feryatlarla ortaligi inlettiler. Purtelas Sokagi'ndaki… read more
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- literature
- fiction
16. The Novices of Sais
By: Ralph Manheim , Paul Klee , Novalis
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Novices of Sais is a Romantic meld of poetry, philosophy, and transcendental journey. Revolutio… read more
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- german literature
- poetry
- classics
- literature
- germany
- philosophy
- fiction
17. Woodcutters
By: Thomas Bernhard , David McLintock
3.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
This controversial portrayal of Viennese artistic circles begins as the writer-narrator arrives at … read more
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- german literature
- fiction
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- literature
18. Story of the Eye
By: Georges Bataille , Joachim Neugroschel , Dovid Bergelson
3.66
Format: 103 pages, Paperback
Only Georges Bataille could write, of an eyeball removed from a corpse, that "the caress of the eye… read more
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"We pedaled rapidly, without laughing or speaking, peculiarly satisfied with our mutual presence, akin to one another in the common isolation of lewdness, weariness, and absurdity."-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye
"Simone was tall and lovely. She was usually very natural; there was nothing heartbreaking in her eyes or her voice. But on a sensual level, she so bluntly craved any upheaval that the faintest call f…"-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye
"I remember that one day, when we were in a car tooling along at top speed,we crashed into a cyclist, an apparently very young and very pretty girl. Her head was almost totally ripped off by the wheel…"-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye
"As for the fact that Simone dared to piss on the corpse, whether in boredom or, at worst, in irritation: it mainly goes to prove how impossible it was for us to understand what was happening, and of …"-Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye
19. Nutcracker
By: E.T.A. Hoffmann , Ralph Manheim , Maurice Sendak
3.93
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
The tale of Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, co… read more
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20. The Betrothed
By: Alessandro Manzoni , Bruce Penman
3.85
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
Gyldendal-klassiker. Med utgivelsen av Alessandro Manzonis Dei trulovade i Gyldendals nye klassiker… read more
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"Costui, [...] un giorno osò rivolgerle il discorso. La sventurata rispose."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"One the advantages about this life is that you can hate someone without knowing him"-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"He who utters falsehoods to the [lawyer] is a fool who will tell the truth to the judge."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"Non si può spiegare quanto sia grande l'autorità d'un dotto di professione, allorché vuol dimostrare agli altri le cose di cui sono già persuasi."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
21. Prometheus Bound
By: Aeschylus , None , James Scully , C. John Herington
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Featuring an insightful introduction, comprehensive commentary on plot, characters, structure, and … read more
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- poetry
- classics
- fiction
22. Der blonde Eckbert / Der Runenberg
By: Ludwig Tieck
3.59
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Zwei Musterbeispiele des romantischen Kunstmarchens, dessen Gattung durch Tiecks Blonden Eckbertger… read more
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23. Die Marquise von O... / Das Erdbeben in Chili
By: Heinrich von Kleist , None
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Beim Erscheinen im Jahr 1808 wurde Heinrich von Kleists 'Die Marquise von O...' wegen der angedeute… read more
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24. Tezer Özlü'den Leylâ Erbil'e Mektuplar
By: Leylâ Erbil , Tezer Özlü
4.25
Format: None pages,
Duygularin, doyumlarin, dusuncelerin dolaysiz, sade, birebir aktarimidir mektuplar. Hele de "en yak… read more
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25. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
By: David Hume
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Philosopher David Hume was considered to one of the most important figures in the age of Scottish e… read more
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26. Sleep Has His House
By: Anna Kavan
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
A classic later novel by Anna Kavan. A largely autobiographical account of an unhappy childhood, th… read more
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27. Barn Burning
By: William Faulkner
4.25
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
"Barn Burning" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner which first appeared in Har… read more
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28. Mythologies
By: Roland Barthes , Annette Lavers
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
"No denunciation without its proper instrument of close analysis," Roland Barthes wrote in his pref… read more
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29. Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher
By: Anonymous , Doris Lessing
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
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30. Mr Palomar
By: Italo Calvino
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
<<Rileggendo il tutto, m'accorgo che la storia di Palomarsi puo riassumere in due frasi: "Un uomo s… read more
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31. Mañana y tarde
By: Jon Fosse
3.88
Format: 102 pages, Paperback
Un niño que se llamará Johannes llega al mundo. Fallece un anciano llamado Johannes. Entre estos do… read more
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"Ahora tú también estás muerto, Johannes, dice Peter Te moriste esta mañana, dice Y como yo era tu mejor amigo, me enviaron a recogerte, dice Pero ¿por qué hemos pescado cangrejos? dice Johannes Tenía…"-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde
"Vart ska vi fara? säger Johannes Nej nu frågar du som om du fortfarande var vid liv, säger Peter Inte till någon plats? säger Johannes Nej dit vi nu ska, det är inte någon plats, och därför har den h…"-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde
