Books like Il visconte dimezzato
12 books with a reading profile close to Il visconte dimezzato by Italo Calvino. Deep, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Antigone
by Jean Anouilh
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, classic literature
Jean Anouilh's play, first staged in occupied Paris in 1944, retells Sophocles.
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1984 and Animal Farm
by Rafael Arrais, George Orwell
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, classic literature
This volume combines George Orwell’s two most famous political allegories, featuring his original text alongside introductory commentary by Rafael Arrais.
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The Wall
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, classic literature
Sartre's collection takes its name from the title story, set during the Spanish Civil War.
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No Exit
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, classic literature
Set in a single room furnished with Second Empire sofas, the play follows three deceased individuals—Garcin, Inès, and Estelle—as they realize they are their own torturers.
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The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
by Robert Frost
philosophy, classic literature
Robert Frost’s 1916 collection, originally titled Mountain Interval, centers on the rural landscapes and social dynamics of New England.
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Island
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, classic literature
The story follows Will Farnaby, a cynical journalist who shipwrecks on the forbidden Pacific island of Pala.
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Measure for Measure
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, classic literature
Duke Vincentio departs Vienna under a pretext of travel, leaving the puritanical Angelo to enforce long-ignored moral laws.
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Die Physiker
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, classic literature
The play takes place within the Les Cerisiers sanatorium, where three physicists reside as patients under the care of Dr.
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Oscar Wilde's Plays, Prose Writings, and Poems
by Oscar Wilde, H Pearson
philosophy, classic literature
This volume assembles the primary literary output of the Victorian era’s most notable wit, including the full text of "The Importance of Being Earnest" alongside "Lady Windermere’s Fan." The collection balances Wilde’s…
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The power and the Glory
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, classic literature
Set in 1930s Mexico during the Cristero War, the narrative follows a nameless whiskey priest fleeing a paramilitary police force.
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In the Penal Colony
by Franz Kafka
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, classic literature
In Franz Kafka's "In the Penal Colony," an explorer witnesses a brutal execution machine in a remote penal colony.
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Fathers and Sons
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, classic literature
Arkady Kirsanov returns from university to his father's estate in 1859, bringing his friend Yevgeny Bazarov, a medical student and self-declared nihilist who rejects authority, art, and tradition.
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