10 Books I Wish More Listologists Would Read

Submitted by 1922 on Mon, 11/01/2004 - 03:06
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  1. Der Vaters eines Mörders (The Father of a Murderer) (Alfred Andersch)- The whole book plays in the 1930s, in 1 room during 1 hour. The mainly autobiographic novel is about Franz Kien and his imperious headmaster Rex Himmler, the father of Heinrich Himmler. (German version: written in 1980, around 150 pages)
  2. Moon Palace (Paul Auster)- A neopicaresque novel about Marco Stanley Fogg who is in quest of his origins and his identity in the United States of the 1960s. His search takes him from San Fransisco to New York and to the beautiful landscape of Utah. (307 pages, written in 1989)
  3. Jugend ohne Gott (Youth without a God) (Ödön von Horváth)- About a German teacher and his students, during the 1930s. (around 150 pages, written in 1937)
  4. Im Westen Nichts Neues (All Quiet on the Western Front) (Erich Maria Remarque)- A classic. (around 240 pages, written in 1929)
  5. Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)- Saint-Exupéry's classic masterpiece. (around 100 pages, written in 1943)
  6. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)- Firstly 'just' a updated version of Abel and Kain, but at a second view an extremely complexe and intense reading experience. (around 600 pages, written in 1952)
  7. Any Book or Satire by Ephraim Kishon- The world's best and most famous satirist from Israel is a must-read.
  8. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) - The best book I read in 2004. On the first 100 pages, probably slow and not very spectacular, but after that the story gets increasingly involving and emotional, but never sentimental! (around 400 pages, written in 1939)
  9. Homo faber (Max Frisch)- Extremely complex and therefore fascinating work by a great writer. (around 200 pages, 1957)
  10. Desperation (Stephen King)- No list without Stephen King. One of the best novels I have read by him (actually, the best, after 'The Shining'). Extremely moving and intense. (around 600 pages, 1994)
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lukeprog03/26/2005

I may have to make an exception to my 'I can't swallow fiction right now' mood for The Father of a Murderer. Thanks for mentioning it.

192203/26/2005

Yup, it is really a great novel. Personally, I prefer fiction to non-fiction, all the way!