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09-29-2007, 09:27 AM
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Modern classics from the 20th century
I'm searching for new book recommendations, so could you please name me some of your favourite 20th century novels? I'm especially interested in Asian and African literature, just to broaden my horizon a bit.
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09-29-2007, 11:01 PM
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ENDER'S GAME
Every person I meet who has not read Ender's Game gets a three hour oh-em-gee-best-book-ever-why-haven't-you-read-it-why lecture.
And I don't even like science fiction.
Orson Scott Card = way better than Victor Hugo or Alexandre Dumas or any of those too-obsessed-with-Bonaparte bullcrap French authors. I mean maybe they'd be better if they didn't have to be translated from French to English for me to read them but still GAH.
Okay I just completely derailed the topic. Sorry.
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09-30-2007, 03:57 AM
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Midnight's Children
God of Small Things
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10-09-2007, 08:39 PM
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For Whom the Bell Tolls- Hemmingway
Ham on Rye- Bukowski
And of course, can't forget:
One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest- Kesey
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10-28-2007, 01:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Luzici
I'm searching for new book recommendations, so could you please name me some of your favourite 20th century novels? I'm especially interested in Asian and African literature, just to broaden my horizon a bit.
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Asian:
Yukio Mishima, Kensaburo Oe (spelt wrong, I'm sure), Salman Rushdie, V.S. Naipaul, Amos Oz. Perhaps even Haruki Murakami.
Sorry, not too familiar with African lit. |
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10-28-2007, 02:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Luzici
I'm searching for new book recommendations, so could you please name me some of your favourite 20th century novels? I'm especially interested in Asian and African literature, just to broaden my horizon a bit.
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The Snow Country by Kawabata Yasunari is my favorite Japanese novel. Actually everything he does is just beautiful. You should read his short stories, too.
When I come across a 20th century Chinese novel worth recommending I'll let you know 
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11-02-2007, 08:10 PM
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The Outsider by Camus.
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11-02-2007, 10:11 PM
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East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
Slaughter-house Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs
At the Mountains of Madness - H.P. Lovecraft (it's a novella, but close enough)
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12-08-2007, 03:37 AM
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Confederacy of Dunces - John kennedy O'Toole
Sometimes a Great Notion - Ken Kesey
The Mulatta and Misterfly - Miguel Angel Asturias
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12-08-2007, 04:02 AM
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1984 By George Orwell...
IMO he was about 25 to 30 years out with the title. Very scary indeed!
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12-08-2007, 05:17 PM
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Sorry, I can't help you with the Asian and African literature, but here are some good 20th century novels:
A Clockwork Orange -- Anthony Burgess
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Ken Kesey
Lord of the Flies -- William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
Slaughterhouse 5 -- Kurt Vonnegut
Anything by John Steinbeck
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12-08-2007, 05:17 PM
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Sorry, I can't help you with the Asian and African literature, but here are some good 20th century novels:
A Clockwork Orange -- Anthony Burgess
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Ken Kesey
Lord of the Flies -- William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
Slaughterhouse 5 -- Kurt Vonnegut
Anything by John Steinbeck.
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12-11-2007, 07:49 AM
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My ultimate favourite has to be The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery.
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12-12-2007, 09:18 AM
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well, it isnt my favorite-i dont have any that havent already been said but 'the eyes of the world' by Harold Bell Wright. NOT: 'the eye of the world' by Robert Jordan
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12-14-2007, 08:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mka321
A Clockwork Orange -- Anthony Burgess
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Ken Kesey
Lord of the Flies -- William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
Slaughterhouse 5 -- Kurt Vonnegut
Anything by John Steinbeck.
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Can't go wrong with any of those, IMO. Five of my favorites, for sure. I would also add that most John Irving books are worth the read (most noteably, A Prayer for Owen Meany and Ciderhouse Rules). |
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