The Call of the Wild is a classic novel written by Jack London that was published in 1903. It is a story of Buck, a domesticated dog who is stolen from his home in California and sold into the brutal life of an Alaskan sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. The novel is set …

The Ogre is a 1978 novel by French author Michel Tournier. The novel tells the story of a Nazi official named Abel Tiffauges, who is obsessed with children and becomes a vehicle for the Nazi ideology. The novel is an allegory for the rise of Nazism in Germany and the horrors of the Holocaust. The …

The Master of Go is a novel by Yasunari Kawabata, first published in 1951. It is a fictionalized account of a real-life Go match that took place in 1938 between the master player, Honinbo Shusai, and his younger opponent, Minoru Kitani. The novel is considered a masterpiece of Japanese literature and is particularly notable for …

“The Shadow of the Wind” is a novel written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. It is a story about a young boy named Daniel who discovers a book called “The Shadow of the Wind” by Julian Carax. After reading the book, Daniel becomes obsessed with finding more books by the same author, but soon discovers that …

The Tower of Glass is a science fiction novel written by Robert Silverberg and published in 1970. The plot of the novel involves a 24th-century entrepreneur-tycoon-scientist named Simeon Krug, who has created a race of androids to serve humanity. The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1970 and for both the Hugo and …

The Palm-Wine Drinkard is a novel written by Nigerian author Amos Tutuola and published in 1952. It is a quest tale based on Yoruba folktales and is written in a modified English or Pidgin English. The novel follows the journey of the protagonist, a palm-wine drinkard who follows his brewer into the land of the …

“The Penultimate Truth” is a science fiction novel written by Philip K. Dick, which was published in 1964. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the majority of humanity is forced to live in underground shelters. The people are told that they are being protected from the ongoing World War III, but in …

“The Rings of Saturn” is a novel written by W.G. Sebald, published in 1995. The book is a first-person account of a walking tour of Suffolk by a nameless narrator who resembles the author. The novel is known for its unique style, which combines fiction, memoir, and historical facts. The book is an allegory that …

“The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea” is a novel written by Yukio Mishima that explores the themes of alienation, disillusionment, and the search for identity. The story follows Noboru, a young boy who becomes fascinated with Ryuji, a sailor who has fallen from grace with the sea. As Noboru and his gang …

“The Dud Avocado” is a novel written by Elaine Dundy that follows the story of Sally Jay Gorce, a young American woman who moves to Paris in the late 1950s to experience the city’s vibrant culture. Throughout the novel, Sally navigates her way through the ups and downs of love, friendship, and self-discovery, all while …