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Russian literature
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“In the Gulag Archipelago, humanity was extinguished—and yet, paradoxically, it was here that the human spirit burned brightest.” Part I: The Prison Industry The book opens with Solzhenitsyn’s […]
American literature
Breakfast of Champions
“We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.” Chapters 1-5 The novel introduces Kilgore Trout, a largely unknown science fiction writer whose works are […]
English literature
The Rachel Papers
“I was, after all, a man of the world.” Chapter 1: Introduction to Charles Highway The novel opens with Charles Highway, a precocious and self-absorbed teenager, preparing for […]