books to burn

Discover controversial and banned books throughout history with our 'Books to Burn' list. Explore infamous titles targeted for censorship and the stories behind them.

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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

by Italo Calvino

Italo Calvino's classic, multifaceted novel about writing and readers.
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Three Novels

by Samuel Beckett

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The Trial

by Franz Kafka

A brilliant translation of one of the most important novels of the twentieth century, revealing a tale that is as full of energy and power …
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly …
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The Sorrows of Young Werther

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Be on your guard … and take care not to fall in love!" Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive and romantic young man, …
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Thus Spake Zarathustra

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The author uses the ancient Persian religious leader, Zarathustra (or Zoroaster) to voice his own views, including the introduction of the controversial doctrine of the …
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Notes from Underground

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky give us a brilliantly faithful rendition of this classic novel, in all its tragedy and tormented comedy. In …
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Twilight of Idols and Anti-Christ

by Friedrich Nietzsche

'Twilight of the Idols', an attack on all the prevalent ideas of his time, offers a lightning tour of his whole philosophy. It also prepares …
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The Myth of Sisyphus, and Other Essays

by Albert Camus

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 …
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The Stranger

by Albert Camus

With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger—Camus's masterpiece—gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an …
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead

by Tom Stoppard

Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eve view of …
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Existentialism and Human Emotions

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Proposes that individuals must create their own values, take responsibility for their actions, and find a sense of meaning while living in a universe without …
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Tropic of Cancer

by Henry Miller

The account of a young writer and his friends in free-wheeling Paris.
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