Journey to the End of the Night
By: Louis-Ferdinand Céline , Ralph Manheim , William T. Vollmann
4.19
Format: 453 pages, Paperback
Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of soci…
Want to Read $ 9.99"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
If you liked the classics plot in Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Ralph Manheim, William T. Vollmann , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. Nausea
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Lloyd Alexander , Hayden Carruth
3.94
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In… read more
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- classics
- literature
- philosophy
- france
- french literature
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- 20th century
- novels
"It was true, I had always realized it—I hadn’t any “right"-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"Then time started flowing again and the emptiness grew larger."-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"I see the insipid flesh blossoming and palpitating with abandon."-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"My existence began to worry me seriously. Was I not a simple spectre?"-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
2. La carte et le territoire
By: Michel Houellebecq
3.95
Format: 428 pages, Paperback
Si Jed Martin, le personnage principal de ce roman, devait vous en raconter l’histoire, il commence… read more
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- roman
- literature
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
"Sexuality is a fragile thing: it is difficult to enter, and easy to leave."-Michel Houellebecq, La carte et le territoire
"Jed then realized that he was standing in a book, and wondered if this book told the story of his life."-Michel Houellebecq, La carte et le territoire
"Las flores son sólo órganos sexuales, vaginas abigarradas que adornan la superficie del mundo, entregadas a la lubricidad de los insectos."-Michel Houellebecq, La carte et le territoire
"Ciudată e uneori omenirea. Din nefericire, cel mai adesea era genul ciudată și respingătoare, și doar arareori de genul ciudat și încântător."-Michel Houellebecq, La carte et le territoire
3. The Elementary Particles
By: Michel Houellebecq , Frank Wynne
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
An international literary phenomenon, The Elementary Particles is a frighteningly original novel–pa… read more
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- roman
- literature
- philosophy
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- 20th century
- novels
"It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life."-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
"He doesn't know it yet, but the infinity of childhood is brief."-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
"The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human."-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
"J'aurais pu adhérer au Front National, mais à quoi bon manger de la choucroute avec des cons?"-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
4. The Book of Disquiet
By: Fernando Pessoa , Richard Zenith
4.41
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Fernando Pessoa was many writers in one. He attributed his prolific writings to a wide range of alt… read more
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- literature
- philosophy
- 20th century
- fiction
- novels
"My past is everything I failed to be."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Ah, it's my longing for whom I might have been that distracts and torments me!"-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
5. La vie devant soi
By: Romain Gary , None
4.21
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
Signé Ajar, ce roman reçut le prix Goncourt en 1975. Histoire d'amour d'un petit garçon arabe pour … read more
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"هیچکس از ته دل نمیخواهد که بدی کند"-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
"Много ясно си спомням този миг от живота си, понеже беше досущ като останалите."-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
"سه ساله بودم که برای اولین بار رُزاخانم را دیدم. قبل از این سن آدم چیزی یادش نمیآید و در جهلِ مطلق دست و پا میزند"-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
"Аз мисля, че живота трябва да го живеем в най-ранна възраст, защото после се обезценяваш и никой нищо не ти дава даром."-Romain Gary, La vie devant soi
6. Against Nature
By: Joris-Karl Huysmans , Patrick McGuinness , Robert Baldick , Patrick McGuiness
3.87
Format: 54 pages, Paperback
With a title translated either as Against Natureor as Against The Grain, this wildly original fin-d… read more
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- literature
- philosophy
- france
- french literature
- fiction
7. Père Goriot
By: Honoré de Balzac
3.85
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Père Goriot is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his… read more
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- roman
- classics
- literature
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
"Good befalls us while we sleep, sometimes."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
"آری ,در این دنیا هیچ چیزی کامل نیست, مگر بدبختی."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
"Notre coeur est un trésor, videz-le d'un coup, vous êtes ruinés."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
"If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
8. Concrete
By: Thomas Bernhard , David McLintock
3.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Instead of the book he's meant to write, Rudolph, a Viennese musicologist, produces this tale of pr… read more
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- literature
- novels
- 20th century
- fiction
9. Tropic of Cancer
By: Henry Miller
0.00
Format: None pages,
Now hailed as an American classic, Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller's masterpiece, was banned as obsc… read more
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- literature
- novels
- classics
- fiction
10. Satantango
By: George Szirtes , László Krasznahorkai
4.14
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Already famous as the inspiration for the filmmaker Béla Tarr’s six-hour masterpiece, Satantango is… read more
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- classics
- literature
- 20th century
- fiction
- novels
"They’re waiting patiently, like the long-suffering lot they are, in the firm conviction that someone has conned them. They are waiting, belly to the ground, like cats at pig-killing time, hoping for …"-George Szirtes, Satantango
"Irimiás: God is not made manifest in language, you dope. He's not manifest in anything. He doesn't exist... God was a mistake. I've long understood there is zero difference between me and a bug, or a…"-George Szirtes, Satantango
11. Man's Fate
By: André Malraux , Haakon Chevalier
3.40
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
As explosive and immediate today as when it was originally published in 1933, 'Man's Fate' ('La Con… read more
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12. Whatever
By: Michel Houellebecq , Paul Hammond
3.57
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Just thirty, with a well-paid job, depression and no love life, the narrator and anti-hero par exce… read more
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- philosophy
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"En su lugar, una víbora ya se habría suicidado."-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
"Me considero un tipo normal. Bueno, puede que no exactamente, pero ¿Quién lo es exactamente? Digamos que soy normal al 80%."-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
"Il me dit: « Vous avez dû avoir peur. » Je réponds oui pour ne pas faire d'histoires, mais en fait je n'ai pas eu peur du tout, j'ai juste eu l'impression que j'allais crever dans les prochaines minu…"-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
"Een vrouw die in de handen van de psychoanalytici is gevallen wordt totaal en voorgoed onbruikbaar. Dat fenomeen moet niet als een neveneffect van de psychoanalyse worden beschouwd maar wel degelijk …"-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
13. Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
By: Marcel Proust , Simon Vance , Lydia Davis
4.15
Format: 710 pages, Mass Market Paperback
«Et tout d'un coup le souvenir m'est apparu. Ce goût, c'était celui du petit morceau de madeleine q… read more
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- literature
- french literature
"Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"the comfort of reclusion, the poetry of hibernation"-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Now are the woods all black, But still the sky is blue."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Fall in love with a dog's bum, And thou'll think it pretty as a plum."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
14. La confession d'un enfant du siècle
By: Alfred de Musset
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (1810-1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. After… read more
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15. Journey to the End of the Night
By: Louis-Ferdinand Céline , Ralph Manheim , William T. Vollmann
4.19
Format: 453 pages, Paperback
Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of soci… read more
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- roman
- classics
- literature
- war
- philosophy
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- 20th century
- novels
"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"Sonuçta savaş dediğiniz şey, anlamadığınız ne varsa odur"-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
"Nearly all a poor bastard's desires are punishable by jail."-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night
16. Hunger
By: Knut Hamsun , George Egerton
4.05
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
One of the most important and controversial writers of the 20th century, Knut Hamsun made literary … read more
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- classics
- literature
- philosophy
- fiction
- novels
"Yoksul aydın, zengin aydından çok daha kuvvetli görür.(s.128)"-Knut Hamsun, Hunger
"It was not my intention to collapse; no, I would die standing."-Knut Hamsun, Hunger
"God be praised, I had raised myself in my own estimation again!"-Knut Hamsun, Hunger
"Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view; truth is a selfless subjectivity."-Knut Hamsun, Hunger
17. Sentimental Education
By: Gustave Flaubert , Geoffrey Wall , Robert Baldick
3.81
Format: 460 pages, Paperback
Based on Flaubert’s own youthful passion for an older woman, Sentimental Education was described by… read more
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- classics
- literature
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- french literature
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"Cheer up,' said the captain's son. 'Life is long, and we are young."-Gustave Flaubert, Sentimental Education
"A man so habituated to corruption that he would happily pay for the pleasure of selling himself."-Gustave Flaubert, Sentimental Education
"...I'm going to write a little novel entitled 'The History of the Idea of Justice' and won't it be funny!"-Gustave Flaubert, Sentimental Education
"It’s hard to communicate anything exactly and that’s why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find."-Gustave Flaubert, Sentimental Education
18. Ask the Dust (Arturo Bandini, #3)
By: Charles Bukowski , John Fante
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Ask the Dustis the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for … read more
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19. The Red and the Black
By: Stendhal , None
3.86
Format: 577 pages, Paperback
Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon re… read more
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- classics
- literature
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
"A good book is an event in my life."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"Toute vraie passion ne songe qu'a elle."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"It seems that my destiny is to die dreaming."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"A novel is a mirror walking along a main road."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
20. Soumission
By: Michel Houellebecq
3.65
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Dans une France assez proche de la nôtre, un homme s’engage dans la carrière universitaire. Peu mot… read more
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- literature
- france
- french literature
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"It’s submission,"-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission
"There is no Israel for me."-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission
"Intimacy isn’t something men talk about."-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission
"I was about as political as a bath towel."-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission
21. Bel-Ami
By: Guy de Maupassant , Douglas Parmée
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power,… read more
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- literature
- france
- french literature
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"In fact living is dying."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"Vivre enfin, c'est mourir!"-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"The only certainty is death."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"I drink to the victory of the mind over the millions."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
