Books like Vile Bodies
12 books with a reading profile close to Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Heart of a Dog
literary, classic literature
In 1920s Moscow, the surgeon Professor Preobrazhensky performs a radical medical experiment by transplanting a human pituitary gland and testicles into a stray dog named Sharik.
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2
Catch-22. A Dramatization
literary, classic literature
In this 1971 dramatic adaptation, Joseph Heller reconfigures his World War II novel into a stage play centered on Captain Yossarian and his desperate attempts to be grounded from combat duty.
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3
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller
literary, classic literature
Henry Miller's first published novel is a loose, first-person account of an American writer living in Paris in the early 1930s with little money and a great appetite for food, sex, talk, and ideas.
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Clevinger's trial (from 'Catch-22')
literary, classic literature
Joseph Heller’s standalone play, Clevinger’s Trial, adapts the eighth chapter of his novel Catch-22 into a rhythmic, one-act script.
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5
Orlando
literary, classic literature
The narrative follows Orlando, a young Elizabethan nobleman who begins as a favorite of the court and lives for over three centuries without aging significantly.
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6
Amerika
by Franz Kafka
literary, classic literature
Karl Rossmann is a teenager banished by his parents to America after a scandal with a maid.
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7
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
literary, classic literature
The poem recounts a sailor’s harrowing sea voyage that spirals into disaster after he shoots an albatross without provocation.
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8
Welcome to the Monkey House
literary, classic literature
This collection gathers more than two dozen of Vonnegut's short stories, introduced by the author.
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9
Ojos de perro azul
literary, classic literature
This collection of short stories documents the early development of Gabriel García Márquez’s narrative style before his shift into Macondo.
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10
Woyzeck
literary, classic literature
Franz Woyzeck is a low-ranking soldier stationed in a provincial German town, struggling to provide for his common-law wife, Marie, and their infant son.
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11
Howl and Other Poems
literary, classic literature
Published in 1956, this collection centers on the title poem, a frantic catalog of mid-century American struggle.
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12
MAIN STREET
literary, classic literature
Carol Kennicott moves from the city to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, seeking to introduce aesthetic beauty and intellectual vibrancy to the provincial town.
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