9 best-selling fiction books like The Shadow of a Gunman by Seán O'Casey

The Shadow of a Gunman

By: Seán O'Casey

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Irlanda ulusal tiyatro hareketinin oldugu kadar, Irlanda isci hareketinin de onde gelen kisilerinde…

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Cover of The Wild Duck by David Eldridge, Henrik Ibsen

1. The Wild Duck

By: David Eldridge , Henrik Ibsen

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

David Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic, published to tie-in with the production at the Don… read more

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  • plays
  • classics
  • fiction
"Folk er syke, omtrent alle ihop dessverre."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"He is suffering from an acute attack of integrity."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"...brug ikke det udenlandske ord: Idealer, vi har jo det gode norske Løgne."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"Most people are ennobled by the actual presence of death. But how long do you suppose this nobility will last in him?"

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

Cover of The Rover by Aphra Behn, Simon Trussler

2. The Rover

By: Aphra Behn , Simon Trussler

3.18

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

Aphra Behn was the first female professional writer in England and the most prolific playwright of … read more

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  • plays
  • classics
  • fiction
  • drama
Cover of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, William Archer

3. Hedda Gabler

By: Henrik Ibsen , William Archer

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of… read more

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  • plays
  • classics
  • fiction
  • drama
Cover of Richard III by William Shakespeare, John Jowett

4. Richard III

By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successful… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of Odcházení by Václav Havel

5. Odcházení

By: Václav Havel

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Po vice nez dvaceti letech od Larga desolata a faustovskeho Pokouseni z puli osmdesatych let je dra… read more

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  • plays
  • classics
  • fiction
  • drama
Cover of The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge

6. The Playboy of the Western World

By: J.M. Synge

4.33

Format: None pages,

Riots greeted the first performance of The Playboy of the Western World at Dublin's Abbey Theatre o… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of The Caretaker by Harold Pinter

7. The Caretaker

By: Harold Pinter

3.51

Format: None pages, Paperback

This play was first performed in 1960. Harold Pinter specializes in the tragicomedy of the breakdow… read more

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  • plays
  • classics
  • fiction
  • drama

8. The Shadow of a Gunman

By: Seán O'Casey

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Irlanda ulusal tiyatro hareketinin oldugu kadar, Irlanda isci hareketinin de onde gelen kisilerinde… read more

Similar categories in Seán O'Casey's The Shadow of a Gunman book and Seán O'Casey's The Shadow of a Gunman

  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • plays
  • drama

9. Uncle Vanya

By: Anton Chekhov

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Famous play by the Russian short story writer and playwright. His major plays are frequently revive… read more

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10. Look Back in Anger

By: John Osborne

3.80

Format: 25 pages, Paperback

The text of the play, first performed in London in 1956, depicts the despair of post-war youth. read more

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11. An Enemy of the People

By: Henrik Ibsen

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

An Enemy of the people (original Norwegian title: En folkefiende) is an 1882 play by Norwegian play… read more

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12. The Birthday Party

By: Harold Pinter

3.23

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seem… read more

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13. A View from the Bridge: A Play in Two Acts

By: Arthur Miller

4.36

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

America's greatest playwright weaves "a vivid, crackling, idiomatic psychosexual horror tale." --Fr… read more

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14. The Country Girls (The Country Girls Trilogy, #1)

By: Edna O'Brien

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Kate and Baba, two young Irish country girls who have spent their childhood together. As they … read more

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15. Back to Methuselah

By: George Bernard Shaw

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was cond… read more

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16. Bartholomew Fair

By: Ben Jonson , None

3.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

Bartholomew Fairis the climactic play of Ben Jonson's great comic period. Using the fair as a symbo… read more

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17. Ghosts

By: Henrik Ibsen

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

"Ghosts" is the story of Helen Alving, a widow who is haunted by the many mistresses of her decease… read more

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18. The Sea

By: John Banville

4.00

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

In this luminous new novel about love, loss, and the unpredictable power of memory, John Banville i… read more

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19. Dubliners

By: James Joyce , Jeri Johnson

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemi… read more

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Cover of Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell

20. Notes on Nationalism

By: George Orwell

4.01

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

In this essay, Orwell discusses the notion of nationalism, and argues that it causes people to disr… read more

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  • classics
"Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism."

-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism

"For those who feel deeply about contemporary politics, certain topics have become so infected by considerations of prestige that a genuinely rational approach to them is almost impossible."

-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of…"

-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism

"By ‘nationalism’ I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled…"

-George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism

Cover of Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

21. Still Born

By: Guadalupe Nettel

4.13

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize! For readers of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, … read more

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  • fiction
"Thoughts are like clouds moving in the sky, you know? Before you know it, they change shape or they just aren't there anymore."

-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born

"There is a word to describe someone who loses their spouse, and a word for children who are left without parents. There is no word, however, for a parent who loses their child."

-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born

"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"

-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born

"A mí me intrigan más las aves a las que parasitan. Según yo, saben que no son sus crías y aun así las cuidan y las atienden. Yo pienso que llega un punto en que todas las madres nos damos cuenta de e…"

-Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born

9 best-selling classics books like The Shadow of a Gunman by Seán O'Casey

Transform Your Habits

The Wild Duck

David Eldridge , Henrik Ibsen

3.79

Transform Your Habits

The Rover

Aphra Behn , Simon Trussler

3.18

Transform Your Habits

Hedda Gabler

Henrik Ibsen , William Archer

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Richard III

William Shakespeare , John Jowett

3.37

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17 Top fiction books like The Caretaker by Harold Pinter

Transform Your Habits

The Threepenny Opera

Bertolt Brecht , Kurt Weill , John Willett , Ralph Manheim

3.89

Transform Your Habits

The Chairs

Eugène Ionesco , Martin Crimp

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Edward Albee

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Arms and the Man

George Bernard Shaw

4.06

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