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The Metamorphosis
09 $The Metamorphosis, also translated as The Transformation, is a novella by Franz Kafka published in 1915.
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The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
015 $The murder victim, a wealthy widower who is stabbed to death in his study. Ackroyd was engaged to the recently deceased Mrs. Ferrars and received a letter from her just before his death. His murder sets the entire mystery in motion and uncovering the truth about his death drives the plot.
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The Myth Of sisyphus
09 $One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
09 $Charlie explores friendship, first love, trauma, and mental health after the suicide of his best friend and the loss of his aunt.
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The Prophet
09 $The book is made up of 26 prose poems, delivered as sermons by a wise man called Al Mustapha. He is about to set sail for his homeland after 12 years in exile on a fictional island when the people of the island ask him to share his wisdom on the big questions of life: love, family, work and death.
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The Raven
09 $A narrative poem about a grieving scholar visited by a mysterious raven, which perches on a bust of Pallas and repeatedly says “Nevermore”.
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The Republic
09 $Plato undertakes to show what justice is and why it is in each person’s best interest to be just.
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The Secret History
09 $Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil.
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The Setting Sun
09 $The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai is a true testament to the struggles of Post War Japan. It tells the tragic story of an Aristocratic Family from the perspective of the eldest daughter Kazuko, as their sense of identity and titles have been stripped from them in the wake of Japanese social, and economic reforms.
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The Stranger
09 $Published in 1942, the novel tells the story of an emotionally detached, amoral young man named Meursault. He does not cry at his mother’s funeral, does not believe in God, and kills a man he barely knows without any discernible motive. For his crime, Meursault is deemed a threat to society and sentenced to death.
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The Stranger
09 $Tells the story of the assassination of an Arab man who is never named. This story demonstrates the depths of human apathy as the main character, Meursault, is put on trial for the murder of the man.