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From medieval romances and tales of chivalry found in the realist novels of the 19th century, to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the self, Great Novels explores the finest novels from around the world and through time. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Pre-1800
1800-1872
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
1870-1920
Tess of the d'Urbevilles by Thomas Hardy
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann
1920-1950
Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
1950-1980
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
1980-present
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Each book has at least a double page spread, sometimes showing the front cover of the first edition, a picture of the author, summary of the book, a quote and then other information that adds context. In the case of Half of a Yellow Sun there is a description of symbolism of the national flag, half a yellow sun, the civil war and the starvation described as the struggle to survive. It's quite simple and if you have discussed the book at book club, My Brilliant Friend, you will have moved considerably further than this book.
It's beautiful but the content is a little disappointing. I think it might be a book for those people who want to talk about books that are important but don't want to spend the time reading it. ( )