Angst and Cynicism
Dive into a curated list of angst and cynicism books that explore raw emotions and sharp critiques of society. Discover gripping reads filled with existential dread and dark humor.
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The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger's classic of adolescent angst is now available for the first time in trade paperback. Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from …
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Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
A Special Paperback Edition to Commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of Sylvia Plath's Remarkable Novel Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel …
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The Outsider
by Albert Camus
Meursault leads a bachelor life until he commits a random act of violence. His lack of emotion and failure to show remorse serve to increase …
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Naked Lunch
by William S. Burroughs
Bill Lee, an addict and hustler, travels to Mexico and then Tangier in order to find easy access to drugs, and ends up in the …
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Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
“A lacerating story of loss and of seeking, written in prose that is charged with emotion but is always held under impeccable control.”—Kansas City Star …
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On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 …