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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Summary
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
by Yukio Mishima 1956 247 pages
3.97
25k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Brazzaville Beach Summary
Brazzaville Beach
by William Boyd 1990 320 pages
3.96
6k+ ratings
Africa
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Queda la noche Summary
Queda la noche
by Soledad Puértolas 2006 240 pages
3.04
352 ratings
Spanish Literature
Literature
Novels
Money Summary
Money
by Martin Amis 1984 394 pages
3.70
26k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Contemporary
The Pale King Summary
The Pale King
by David Foster Wallace 2011 548 pages
3.97
20k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Contemporary
The Lowlife Summary
The Lowlife
by Alexander Baron 1963 208 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
London
Crime
Classics
Sabbath's Theater Summary
Sabbath's Theater
by Philip Roth 1995 451 pages
3.89
12k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
American
IGNORANCE (L') by MILAN KUNDERA Summary
IGNORANCE (L') by MILAN KUNDERA
by Milan Kundera 2000
3.81
28k+ ratings
Czech Literature
Novels
Literature
J R Summary
J R
by William Gaddis 1975 752 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
A Handful of Dust Summary
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh 1934 308 pages
3.88
29k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
I Promessi Sposi Summary
I Promessi Sposi
by Alessandro Manzoni 1827 1096 pages
3.89
18k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Historical Fiction
[Vile Bodies] [by Summary
[Vile Bodies] [by
Evelyn Waugh]
by Evelyn Waugh 1930
3.71
17k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Literature
Mr. Bridge Summary
Mr. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell 1969 367 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Novels
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig 1982 257 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis
by Philip Roth 2010 280 pages
3.86
18k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
American
Literature
Traveler of the Century Summary
Traveler of the Century
by Andrés Neuman 2009 576 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Latin American
Life & Times of Michael K Summary
Life & Times of Michael K
by J.M. Coetzee 1983 192 pages
3.87
21k+ ratings
Africa
South Africa
Literature
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster Summary
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster
by Paul Auster 1987
3.91
16k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
The Sea, the Sea Summary
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch 1978 528 pages
3.96
26k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Novels
Appointment in Samarra Summary
Appointment in Samarra
by John O'Hara 1934 251 pages
3.81
16k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
Netherland Summary
Netherland
by Joseph O'Neill 2008
3.41
18k+ ratings
New York
Book Club
Novels
Island Summary
Island
by Aldous Huxley 1962 354 pages
3.85
36k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
A Change of Climate Summary
A Change of Climate
by Hilary Mantel 1994 342 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Literary Fiction
The Peregrine Summary
The Peregrine
by J.A. Baker 2004 191 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
Nature
Birds
Science
Broken April by Ismail Kadare Summary
Broken April by Ismail Kadare
by Ismail Kadare 1978
4.00
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Albanian Literature
The Great Conversation Summary
The Great Conversation
A Reader's Guide to Great Books of the Western World
by Mortimer J. Adler 1952 200 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Education
Philosophy
Classics
The Emigrants Summary
The Emigrants
by W.G. Sebald 1992 237 pages
4.16
11k+ ratings
German Literature
Historical Fiction
Germany
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Summary
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
by Peter Matthiessen 1965 373 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Waiting for the Barbarians Summary
Waiting for the Barbarians
by J.M. Coetzee 1980 152 pages
3.93
36k+ ratings
Africa
Classics
Literature
Cat’s Cradle Summary
Cat’s Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1963 306 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Humor
A Thousand Acres Summary
A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley 1991 371 pages
3.83
73k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard Summary
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard
by J.G. Ballard 2000
3.72
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Novels
The Yacoubian Building Summary
The Yacoubian Building
by Alaa Al Aswany 2002 256 pages
3.72
23k+ ratings
Egypt
Middle East
Novels
Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote Summary
Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote
by Truman Capote 1948
3.74
17k+ ratings
Classics
Southern Gothic
Queer
The Children's Book Summary
The Children's Book
by A.S. Byatt 2009 675 pages
3.69
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Cartas de inverno Summary
Cartas de inverno
by Agustín Fernández Paz 1995 152 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Horror
Suspense
Literature
Murphy Summary
Murphy
by Samuel Beckett 1938
3.80
6k+ ratings
Classics
Irish Literature
Ireland
Everyman by Philip Roth Summary
Everyman by Philip Roth
by Philip Roth 2006
3.63
21k+ ratings
American
Literature
Novels
The Grass is Singing Summary
The Grass is Singing
by Doris Lessing 1950 208 pages
3.83
15k+ ratings
Africa
Classics
Historical Fiction
A Confederate General from Big Sur Summary
A Confederate General from Big Sur
by Richard Brautigan 1964 161 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Humor
Novels
Literature
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene Summary
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
by Graham Greene 1948
3.96
31k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Literature
Monsignor Quixote Summary
Monsignor Quixote
by Graham Greene 1940
3.98
44k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Birds Without Wings Summary
Birds Without Wings
by Louis de Bernières 2004 554 pages
4.16
16k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Historical
The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt Summary
The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt
by W. Somerset Maugham 1919 6 pages
4.12
27k+ ratings
Classics
Art
Literature
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition Summary
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition
by Michel Houellebecq 1998
3.80
51k+ ratings
France
Literature
Novels
So Much Blue Summary
So Much Blue
by Percival Everett 2017 236 pages
4.02
4k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Art
Contemporary
The Luminaries Summary
The Luminaries
by Eleanor Catton 2013 848 pages
3.75
86k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
A Spot of Bother Summary
A Spot of Bother
by Mark Haddon 2006 354 pages
3.50
38k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Book Club
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Summary
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
by Mark Twain 1896
4.13
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Mason & Dixon by Pynchon. Thomas ( 1998 ) Paperback Summary
Mason & Dixon by Pynchon. Thomas ( 1998 ) Paperback
by Thomas Pynchon 1997
4.15
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Novels
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