Books like Lions and shadows: an education in the Twenties
12 books with a reading profile close to Lions and shadows: an education in the Twenties by Christopher Isherwood. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
memoir, classic literature
This collection compiles the private correspondence sent by Vincent van Gogh, primarily to his brother Theo, between 1872 and his death in 1890.
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A Moveable Feast
memoir, classic literature
Ernest Hemingway recounts his early years as an aspiring writer living in Paris during the 1920s.
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The Portable Oscar Wilde
by Richard Aldington, Oscar Wilde
classic literature, literary
This 1946 compilation preserves the breadth of Oscar Wilde’s literary output, moving beyond his reputation as a mere wit.
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As You Like It
classic literature, literary
In this pastoral comedy, Rosalind flees the court of her usurping uncle, Duke Frederick, and disguises herself as a young man named Ganymede to survive in the Forest of Arden.
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The Beautiful and Damned
classic literature, literary
Set in the shifting social landscape of 1910s New York, the narrative follows Anthony Patch, the presumptive heir to a massive tycoon fortune, and his marriage to the socialite Gloria Gilbert.
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Washington Square
by Henry James
classic literature, literary
In the affluent backdrop of mid-nineteenth-century New York, Catherine Sloper lives under the scrutiny of her father, Austin, a prominent physician who views his daughter as dull and unremarkable.
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Tropical classical
by Pico Iyer
memoir, literary
In this collection of essays, Pico Iyer examines the collision of Western cultural exports with the local realities of the post-colonial world.
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Mother Mary Comes to Me
memoir, literary
Arundhati Roy's 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' is a collection of essays and non-fiction pieces rather than a novel, despite the evocative title.
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West with the Night
memoir, classic literature
Beryl Markham recounts her upbringing in colonial East Africa, where she trained racehorses alongside the Kipsigis people and survived encounters with lions.
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Portnoy’s Complaint
by Philip Roth
classic literature, literary
Alexander Portnoy lies on a psychoanalyst’s couch and delivers a frantic, obscene monologue regarding his sexual frustrations and childhood hangfires.
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The Moon and Sixpence
classic literature, literary
Charles Strickland is an ordinary London stockbroker with a wife and two children until he abandons them without explanation and moves to Paris to paint.
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