My Favorite Forty Works of Prose Fiction Fourth Series
Explore the fourth series of My Favorite Forty Works of Prose Fiction—a curated list of must-read books in fiction. Discover timeless classics and hidden gems in this essential prose collection.
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen
A delightful social satire of England's landed gentry and a moving tale of lovers separated by class distinction.
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Petersburg
by Andrey Bely
A story of family dysfunction, parricide, political terror, conspiracy, and murder, this masterpiece also points to apocalypse and redemption. The world of historythe revolution of …
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Possession
by A. S. Byatt
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A tale of two young scholars researching the secret love affair of two Victorian poets that's an exhilarating …
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in the wake of …
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Jacques the Fatalist
by Denis Diderot
Jacques the Fatalist is Diderot's answer to the problem of existence. Where are Jacques and his Master going? Are they simply occupying space, living mechanically …
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John Dos Passos: U.S.A. (LOA #85)
by John Dos Passos
Unique for its epic scale and panoramic social sweep, Dos Passos' masterpiece comprises three novels--The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money--which create an unforgettable …
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The Magic Kingdom
by Stanley Elkin
Once they arrive, a series of absurdities characteristic of an Elkin novel - including a freak snowstorm and a run-in with a vengeful Mickey Mouse …
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Everything Is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer
With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man -- also named Jonathan Safran Foer -- sets out to find the woman who may …
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The Bascombe Novels
by Richard Ford
A trilogy of brilliant novels—The Sportswriter, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land—that charts the life and times of Frank Bascombe, …
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Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
Catch-22 is like no other novel. It is one of the funniest books ever written, a keystone work in American literature, and even added a …
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High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
The romantic trials of the owner of a London record shop, after his girlfriend leaves him for another man.
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War Trash
by Ha Jin
Ha Jin’s masterful new novel casts a searchlight into a forgotten corner of modern history, the experience of Chinese soldiers held in U.S. POW camps …
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The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis
In this story, Jesus is presented as both fully human and fully divine, free of sin but subject to all temptations.
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A Tomb for Boris Davidovich
by Danilo Kiš
"Kis is one of the handful of incontestably major writers of the second half of the century . . . Danilo Kis preserves the honor …
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A Hero of Our Time - Lermontov
by M. Y. Lermontov
THIS novel, known as one of the masterpieces of Russian Literature, under the title "A Hero of our Time," and already translated into at least …
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The Monk
by Matthew Lewis
Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between …
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Under the Volcano
by Malcolm Lowry
Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. On the …
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The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions …
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Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Beautiful designed edition of Bram Stoker's original classic DRACULA. Since its publication in 1897, Dracula continues to terrify readers with its depiction of a vampire …
