underappreciated masterpieces of 20th century literature
Discover hidden gems of 20th century literature with these underappreciated masterpieces. Explore overlooked classics that deserve a spot on every book lover's shelf.
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The Wild Palms
by William Faulkner
In this feverishly beautiful novel—originally titled If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem—William Faulkner interweaves two narratives, each wholly absorbing in its own right, each subtly illuminating …
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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international …
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The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is “an intricate and dazzling novel” (The New York Times) about …
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The Colossus of Maroussi
by Henry Miller
The author's quest for spiritual renewal is illuminated in descriptions of his impressions of Greece and its people.
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The Woman in the Dunes
by Kobo Abe
The Woman in the Dunes, by celebrated writer and thinker Kobo Abe, combines the essence of myth, suspense and the existential novel. After missing the …
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The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
Engaged to the docile May Welland, Newland Archer falls madly in love with the nonconformist Countess Olenska, an older woman with a reputation, but his …
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
by Yukio Mishima
Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless …