Books to be Read Immediately According to Francine Prose

Discover the must-read books recommended by Francine Prose! Explore her curated list of essential reads for literature lovers and elevate your reading list today.

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Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

In New England during the Civil War, four sisters experience joys and hardships together.
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Collected Stories of Isaac Babel

by Isaac Babel

To read Babel is to experience the wild and often terrifying swings of Russian history."--BOOK JACKET.
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Believers

by Charles Baxter

From the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story and “one of our most gifted writers” (Chicago Tribune) With his five …
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Samuel Beckett: the Complete Short Prose, 1929-1989

by Samuel Beckett

Gathers the Nobel Prize winning poet and dramatist's short prose into one volume that affords the reader a view of Beckett's development as an artist.
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Cosmicomics

by Italo Calvino

Enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. “Naturally, we were all there, - …
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Where I'm Calling From

by Raymond Carver

The final story collection from “one of the great short story writers of our time” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) features classic stories from Cathedral, What We …
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Cathedral

by Raymond Carver

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Twelve short stories that mark a turning point in the work of “one of the true American masters" (The New York …
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The Big Sleep

by Raymond Chandler

The renowned novel from the crime fiction master, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe. • Featuring the iconic character that …
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The Stories of John Cheever

by John Cheever

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A seminal collection from one of the true masters of the short story. Spanning the duration of Cheever’s …
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Drown

by Junot DĂ­az

From the beloved and award-winning author Junot Díaz, a spellbinding saga of a family’s journey through the New World. A coming-of-age story of unparalleled power, …
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Bleak House

by Charles Dickens

Filled with dramatic constructions and poetic evocations, this 150th anniversary edition once again brings to life Dicken's tale about the suit of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce …
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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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