Literatures Loveliest Leading Ladies

Discover literatures loveliest leading ladies in this curated list of iconic books. From classic heroines to modern muses, explore the most captivating female characters in fiction.

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Thousand Cranes

by Yasunari Kawabata

A luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner and author …
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Dram Shop

by Émile Zola

Focuses on the Paris taverns, presenting a tragedy of working-class people in slums. The work was influenced by theories of heredity/experimental science. The behaviour of …
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Spring Snow

by Yukio Mishima

"A classic of Japanese literature" (Chicago Sun-Times) and the first novel in the masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility, set in 1912 Tokyo, featuring an …
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The Saga of the Volsungs

by Jesse L. Byock

One of the great books of world literature--an unforgettable tale of jealousy, unrequited love, greed, and vengeance. Based on Viking Age poems and composed in …
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The Sun Also Rises

by Ernest Hemingway

A group of expatriates travel from Paris to the Pamplona bullfights.
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The Royal Game & Other Stories

by Stefan Zweig

Stefan Zweig gained early fame as a poet, translator, and biographer. When he added fiction to his repertoire, his work was critically acclaimed. However, Zweig …
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