“The game of Go is a contest in which the players attack and defend by turns, and the one who makes the last good move wins.” The Master […]
German literature
Death in Rome
“Rome is the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar.” […]
German literature
The Confessions of Felix Krull
“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” Early Life and Upbringing The novel begins with Felix Krull recounting his childhood in […]
French literature
The Book of My Mother
“I loved her, I loved her, I loved her, and now she is no more.” The Book of My Mother by Albert Cohen is a deeply personal and […]
French literature
Bonjour Tristesse
“This strange new feeling of mine, obsessing me by its sweet languor, is such that I am reluctant to name it. Could it be sadness?” Chapter 1 Cécile, […]
French literature
The Mandarins
The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir is a sweeping post-war novel that delves into the lives of French intellectuals grappling with political disillusionment, personal relationships, and existential dilemmas […]
English literature
Lucky Jim
“The decision that he could, after all, bear her presence for a short time longer was reached without difficulty.” — Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim Chapter 1 Jim Dixon, […]
English literature
Under the Net
“All is to be dared, for a person of courage has no need of any other virtue.” Chapter 1: A Disrupted Life Jake Donaghue, a struggling writer and […]
English literature
Lord of the Flies
“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only us.” — William Golding, Lord of the Flies Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell After a plane crash, a […]