Books like The mouse and his child
12 books with a reading profile close to The mouse and his child by Russell Hoban, David Small. Deep, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
by Robert Frost
Also contemplative · philosophy, literary
Robert Frost’s 1916 collection, originally titled Mountain Interval, centers on the rural landscapes and social dynamics of New England.
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The Last Day of a Condemned Man
by Victor Hugo
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, literary
Focused on the final six weeks of a prisoner awaiting execution in nineteenth-century France, Victor Hugo’s novel follows an unnamed protagonist from his trial at the Bicêtre Hospital to the guillotine at Place de Grève.
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3
The Old Man and the Sea
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Set in a small Cuban fishing village in 1952, the story follows Santiago, an aging fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without a catch.
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4
Il visconte dimezzato
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, literary
During a war against the Turks in Bohemia, a young nobleman, Viscount Medardo of Terralba, is split down the middle by a cannonball.
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5
Resurrection
by Leo Tolstoy
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, literary
Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov serves as a juror in a murder trial, only to recognize the defendant as Maslova, a woman he seduced and abandoned years earlier.
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The power and the Glory
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Set in 1930s Mexico during the Cristero War, the narrative follows a nameless whiskey priest fleeing a paramilitary police force.
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7
Antigone
by Jean Anouilh
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, literary
Jean Anouilh's play, first staged in occupied Paris in 1944, retells Sophocles.
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The Razor’s Edge
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Larry Darrell returns to Chicago from the battlefields of World War I, but find himself unable to settle into a conventional social life or a marriage with his fiancée, Isabel Bradley.
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Oscar Wilde's Plays, Prose Writings, and Poems
by Oscar Wilde, H Pearson
philosophy, literary
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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10
1984 and Animal Farm
by Rafael Arrais, George Orwell
Also deep and thought-provoking · philosophy, literary
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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11
Our Town
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, literary
Set in the fictional village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, between 1901 and 1913, this three-act play strips away traditional theatrical scenery to focus on the daily rhythms of the Gibbs and Webb families.
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12
Fathers and Sons
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, literary
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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