World literature is deep and multifaceted, but at the same time its value is gradually fading in the eyes of new generations. Nevertheless, there are at least ten fascinating and unusual books in the world fund, which even a person who is far from a love of reading must read.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery "The Little Prince"
Most likely, you have heard more than once about this supposedly children's fairy tale parable, which in reality is a work for all ages. This unique book with copyright illustrations by Antoine de Saint-Exupery himself reveals the most complex issues in the life of any person, such as love and friendship, loyalty and duty, good and evil, and much more.
Jerome Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye"
Another world-famous work, which is read not only children and adolescents, but also people of mature age. This is a story with an incredibly piercing story about a young man growing up, who initially completely does not understand his mission and independently comprehends various secrets of life. Is that familiar? Of course. Already far more than one generation of readers finds in the book answers to questions from childhood about life's self-determination.
Francis Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby"
This book is a vivid reflection of life and the constant clash of rich and poor. Fitzgerald shows people with completely different characters. Some of them, with a completely pure soul, are not able to spoil even money and fame, and someone is ready for anything, just to take their place in society, without ceremony with other people. And all this unfolds against the backdrop of an incredibly colorful era - the "roaring" 20s of the USA of the past century.
Oscar Wilde "Portrait of Dorian Gray"
An incredibly deep romance with a fantastic plot, perceived as something that really happened. In his only and main work, Oscar Wilde demonstrates how scary internal demons of a simple person can be, how complex and multifaceted character can be, how to relate to the vices of modern society, and much more.
Erich Maria Remarque "Three Comrades"
Everyone has read works about the war at least once in his life, but very few of them tell not so much about the battles themselves, but about the characters and fates of people who went through this terrible time. In the center of the work are three young men who went through the war, but managed to face not only violence and cruelty, but also friendship, honor and true love. "Three Comrades" is a saga about the unbridled will to live even in a world full of contradictions.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
This treasure book, a representative of the unique genre of magical realism, tells the story of the Buendía clan, whose representatives had to put up with loneliness for virtually a century. The experiences of the author himself are intertwined in their tragic fate, as well as realistic images and characters that will be close and understandable to any reader.
Ayn Rand "Atlas Shrugged"
One of the greatest works in the history of literature in the USA and the whole world, written by the Russian emigrant Alisa Rosenbaum, who took the name Ayn Rand. The plot of the book is devoted to various economic and political problems of the United States of the last century, in the center of which are the main characters. Along with this, the novel will raise important philosophical questions of morality, which always remain relevant in a tense social environment.
Gregory David Roberts "Shantaram"
This exciting novel is a confession of a person who faces throughout life a variety of problems in love, friendship, injustice and cruelty in society. At the same time, the book shows that with all the imperfections of the world, everyone is able to perk up and look at life from a different angle.
Mikhail Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita"
This extraordinary novel combines satire, fiction, and even biblical motifs. It intertwined with many topics, from the eternal confrontation between good and evil and ending with the social problems of ordinary Muscovites at the beginning of the last century. Does the Devil and God exist, and if so, which of them rules the world? Is man the master of his fate, or is everything predetermined in advance? The answers to these and other questions will be found by the reader of the work.
