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12 books with a reading profile close to Im Westen nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque. Deep, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

Death Comes for the Archbishop

by Willa Cather

Also deep and contemplative · history, literary

Father Jean Marie Latour, a French cleric, travels to the newly acquired New Mexico Territory in 1851 to serve as Apostolic Vicar.
2

Angle of Repose

by Wallace Stegner

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

Lyman Ward, a retired historian living with a bone-deteriorating disability, spends his final years chronicling the lives of his grandparents, Susan and Oliver Ward.
3

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Erich Maria Remarque

Also deep and contemplative · history, literary

Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier, narrates his experiences in the trenches of World War I after being pressured to enlist by his schoolmaster.
4

The Crucible

by Arthur Miller

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

Set in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, the play follows John Proctor as he navigates a community consumed by religious extremism and legal manipulation.
5

Notes of a Native Son

by James Baldwin

Also deep · history, literary

James Baldwin’s collection of ten essays analyzes the intersection of racial identity and social structures in mid-century America and Europe.
6

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Austin Warren

Also deep and contemplative · history, literary

Set in seventeenth-century Puritan Boston, the narrative follows Hester Prynne, a woman forced to wear a scarlet "A" as a permanent mark of adultery after conceiving a child out of wedlock.
7

Season of Migration to the North

by Tayeb Salih

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

After years of studying in England, the narrator returns to his village on the Nile in Sudan.
8

A Passage to India

by E.M. Forster

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

Set in the British Raj during the 1920s, the narrative centers on the relationship between Dr.
9

Valperga

by Mary Shelley

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

Set in fourteenth-century Italy, the narrative follows Castruccio Castracani, a historical Ghibelline tyrant who prioritizes military conquest and political dominance over human connection.
10

Henry IV, Part 1

by William Shakespeare

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

King Henry IV struggles to maintain his throne while a rebellion led by the Percy family threatens the stability of England.
11

Thais

by Anatole France

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

Set in fourth-century Roman Egypt, this novel follows the ascetic monk Paphnuce as he travels from the desert to Alexandria to convert the famous courtesan Thais.
12

All the King's Men

by Robert Penn Warren

Also deep and thought-provoking · history, literary

The novel traces the political trajectory of Willie Stark, a cynical Southern lawyer who transforms into a populist governor by exploiting the grievances of the working class.

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