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1984
by George Orwell
A clerk in a surveillance state keeps a diary. Then a girl slips him a note.
4.20
5.6M+
1984 Summary
1984 91%
A clerk in a surveillance state keeps a diary. Then a girl slips him a note.
by George Orwell 1948
4.20
5.6M+ ratings
In the First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1968
A Soviet diplomat's call triggers a hunt as a prison for scientists hones the state's surveillance.
4.26
10k+
In the First Circle Summary
In the First Circle 94%
A Soviet diplomat's call triggers a hunt as a prison for scientists hones the state's surveillance.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1968
4.26
10k+ ratings
Monsignor Quixote
by Graham Greene • 1940
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
3.98
45k+
Monsignor Quixote Summary
Monsignor Quixote 92%
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
by Graham Greene 1940
3.98
45k+ ratings
We the Living
by Ayn Rand • 1936
An engineer in Soviet Russia guards a forbidden love, defying the state that would crush her.
3.96
31k+
We the Living Summary
We the Living 91%
An engineer in Soviet Russia guards a forbidden love, defying the state that would crush her.
by Ayn Rand 1936
3.96
31k+ ratings
Child 44
by Tom Rob Smith • 2008
A Soviet officer tracks a child serial killer while his own state hunts him as a traitor.
4.11
91k+
Child 44 Summary
Child 44 91%
A Soviet officer tracks a child serial killer while his own state hunts him as a traitor.
by Tom Rob Smith 2008
4.11
91k+ ratings
1984
by Michael Dean • 1949
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
4.40
38k+
1984 Summary
1984 91%
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
by Michael Dean 1949
4.40
38k+ ratings
Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman • 2006
At Stalingrad, a physicist discovers that mercy is the one thing no ideology can crush.
4.46
16k+
Life and Fate Summary
Life and Fate 90%
At Stalingrad, a physicist discovers that mercy is the one thing no ideology can crush.
by Vasily Grossman 2006
4.46
16k+ ratings
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1935
A man condemned to die for his private self discovers his cell is painted scenery.
3.92
20k+
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov Summary
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov 90%
A man condemned to die for his private self discovers his cell is painted scenery.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935
3.92
20k+ ratings
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1872
A mysterious aristocrat's return draws a Russian town into revolutionary conspiracy and murder.
4.31
64k+
Demons Summary
Demons 90%
A mysterious aristocrat's return draws a Russian town into revolutionary conspiracy and murder.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872
4.31
64k+ ratings
Facial Justice
by L.P. Hartley • 1960
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
3.40
355
Facial Justice Summary
Facial Justice 90%
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
by L.P. Hartley 1960
3.40
355 ratings
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1967
Cancer forces a Soviet official into a ward with the political exiles he once denounced.
4.26
18k+
Cancer Ward Summary
Cancer Ward 89%
Cancer forces a Soviet official into a ward with the political exiles he once denounced.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1967
4.26
18k+ ratings
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera • 1984
A Czech surgeon's womanizing and his wife's jealousy meet the 1968 Soviet invasion.
4.10
552k+
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Summary
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 89%
A Czech surgeon's womanizing and his wife's jealousy meet the 1968 Soviet invasion.
by Milan Kundera 1984
4.10
552k+ ratings
The Bet
by Anton Chekhov • 1889
A banker wagers his fortune that a lawyer cannot survive fifteen years of solitary confinement.
4.12
6k+
The Bet Summary
The Bet 89%
A banker wagers his fortune that a lawyer cannot survive fifteen years of solitary confinement.
by Anton Chekhov 1889
4.12
6k+ ratings
Crimen y castigo 1
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1866
A desperate ex-student murders a pawnbroker, convinced that some men transcend moral law.
4.37
21k+
Crimen y castigo 1 Summary
Crimen y castigo 1 89%
A desperate ex-student murders a pawnbroker, convinced that some men transcend moral law.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866
4.37
21k+ ratings
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai • 1985
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
4.06
17k+
Satantango Summary
Satantango 89%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ ratings
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1864
A retired clerk in St. Petersburg pens a furious confession: his mind has made action impossible.
4.17
238k+
Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground 89%
A retired clerk in St. Petersburg pens a furious confession: his mind has made action impossible.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864
4.17
238k+ ratings
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess • 1962
A violent teen volunteers for state conditioning that renders him harmless, and his victims wait.
4.00
777k+
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange 89%
A violent teen volunteers for state conditioning that renders him harmless, and his victims wait.
by Anthony Burgess 1962
4.00
777k+ ratings
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin • 1924
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
3.88
115k+
We Summary
We 89%
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924
3.88
115k+ ratings
Chess Story
by Stefan Zweig • 1942
A Nazi survivor challenges the world chess champion, risking the madness the game once caused.
4.26
179k+
Chess Story Summary
Chess Story 89%
A Nazi survivor challenges the world chess champion, risking the madness the game once caused.
by Stefan Zweig 1942
4.26
179k+ ratings
Die Physiker
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt • 1962
Feigning madness, three physicists hide a world-ending discovery from spies who share their asylum.
3.89
44k+
Die Physiker Summary
Die Physiker 89%
Feigning madness, three physicists hide a world-ending discovery from spies who share their asylum.
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1962
3.89
44k+ ratings
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1864
A retired official in a Petersburg cellar explains why his intelligence has made him spiteful.
4.19
79k+
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Summary
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead 89%
A retired official in a Petersburg cellar explains why his intelligence has made him spiteful.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864
4.19
79k+ ratings
The Fall
by Albert Camus • 1956
In an Amsterdam bar, a disgraced Parisian lawyer confesses the story of his moral collapse.
4.03
138k+
The Fall Summary
The Fall 89%
In an Amsterdam bar, a disgraced Parisian lawyer confesses the story of his moral collapse.
by Albert Camus 1956
4.03
138k+ ratings
The Pledge
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt • 1957
To comfort a murdered girl's mother, a detective makes a promise that consumes him.
3.90
11k+
The Pledge Summary
The Pledge 89%
To comfort a murdered girl's mother, a detective makes a promise that consumes him.
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1957
3.90
11k+ ratings
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1869
A guileless prince returns from a Swiss sanatorium into a Russia of love, obsession, and ruin.
4.21
221k+
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot 89%
A guileless prince returns from a Swiss sanatorium into a Russia of love, obsession, and ruin.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869
4.21
221k+ ratings
Despair
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1989
A Russian émigré in Berlin finds his physical double and decides murder is the highest art.
3.9
12k+
Despair Summary
Despair 88%
A Russian émigré in Berlin finds his physical double and decides murder is the highest art.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1989
3.9
12k+ ratings
Sofia Petrovna
by Lydia Chukovskaya • 1965
When Stalin's purges take her son, a widowed typist learns loyalty offers no protection.
4.07
3k+
Sofia Petrovna Summary
Sofia Petrovna 91%
When Stalin's purges take her son, a widowed typist learns loyalty offers no protection.
by Lydia Chukovskaya 1965
4.07
3k+ ratings
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell • 2003
Pigs turn rebellion into dictatorship. A man's secret love becomes the crime that erases him.
4.30
218k+
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984 91%
Pigs turn rebellion into dictatorship. A man's secret love becomes the crime that erases him.
by George Orwell 2003
4.30
218k+ ratings
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
He kills a pawnbroker to prove some men stand beyond conscience. Then his own mind arrests him.
4.29
1.1M+
Crime and Punishment Summary
Crime and Punishment 89%
He kills a pawnbroker to prove some men stand beyond conscience. Then his own mind arrests him.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866
4.29
1.1M+ ratings
The President
by Miguel Ángel Asturias • 1997
A colonel's murder in the cathedral porch becomes the spark for a dictator's nightmare of terror.
3.97
7k+
The President Summary
The President 88%
A colonel's murder in the cathedral porch becomes the spark for a dictator's nightmare of terror.
by Miguel Ángel Asturias 1997
3.97
7k+ ratings
The Double
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1997
A St. Petersburg clerk's double appears and takes his job, his reputation, and his sanity.
3.67
46k+
The Double Summary
The Double 88%
A St. Petersburg clerk's double appears and takes his job, his reputation, and his sanity.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1997
3.67
46k+ ratings
1985
by Anthony Burgess • 1978
His wife killed by a strike-related hospital fire, a teacher in a union-ruled Britain fights back.
3.48
2k+
1985 Summary
1985 88%
His wife killed by a strike-related hospital fire, a teacher in a union-ruled Britain fights back.
by Anthony Burgess 1978
3.48
2k+ ratings
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov • 1996
The devil visits Soviet Moscow and a woman wagers her soul to win back the writer she loves.
4.28
438k+
The Master and Margarita Summary
The Master and Margarita 88%
The devil visits Soviet Moscow and a woman wagers her soul to win back the writer she loves.
by Mikhail Bulgakov 1996
4.28
438k+ ratings
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
3.94
7k+
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams 88%
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
by Ismail Kadare 1981
3.94
7k+ ratings
The Trial
by Franz Kafka • 1925
Arrested without charges, a bank clerk navigates a labyrinthine court where acquittal is a myth.
3.94
402k+
The Trial Summary
The Trial 88%
Arrested without charges, a bank clerk navigates a labyrinthine court where acquittal is a myth.
by Franz Kafka 1925
3.94
402k+ ratings
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig • 1982
One week of borrowed luxury teaches a postal clerk that poverty is a slow death.
4.15
11k+
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl 88%
One week of borrowed luxury teaches a postal clerk that poverty is a slow death.
by Stefan Zweig 1982
4.15
11k+ ratings
Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn • 1998
Ghosts relive Heisenberg's visit to Bohr in 1941 Copenhagen, hunting a motive that no one can fix.
3.92
7k+
Copenhagen Summary
Copenhagen 88%
Ghosts relive Heisenberg's visit to Bohr in 1941 Copenhagen, hunting a motive that no one can fix.
by Michael Frayn 1998
3.92
7k+ ratings
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1880
Three sons face passion, reason, and guilt after their depraved father's murder in Russia.
4.39
395k+
The Brothers Karamazov Summary
The Brothers Karamazov 88%
Three sons face passion, reason, and guilt after their depraved father's murder in Russia.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880
4.39
395k+ ratings
The Land of Green Plums
by Herta Müller • 1994
In Ceaușescu's Romania, a student's suicide pulls four friends into a secret pact to remember her.
3.67
6k+
The Land of Green Plums Summary
The Land of Green Plums 88%
In Ceaușescu's Romania, a student's suicide pulls four friends into a secret pact to remember her.
by Herta Müller 1994
3.67
6k+ ratings
Day of the Oprichnik
by Vladimir Sorokin • 2006
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
3.74
10k+
Day of the Oprichnik Summary
Day of the Oprichnik 88%
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006
3.74
10k+ ratings
Too Loud a Solitude
by Bohumil Hrabal • 1976
He rescues books from the press that pays him, until the new machine threatens his calling.
3.97
27k+
Too Loud a Solitude Summary
Too Loud a Solitude 88%
He rescues books from the press that pays him, until the new machine threatens his calling.
by Bohumil Hrabal 1976
3.97
27k+ ratings
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić • 1954
In an Ottoman prison, a monk encounters a young man convinced he is a dead sultan.
4.24
12k+
Prokleta avlija Summary
Prokleta avlija 88%
In an Ottoman prison, a monk encounters a young man convinced he is a dead sultan.
by Ivo Andrić 1954
4.24
12k+ ratings
El Sexto
by José María Arguedas • 1961
Lima's brutal prison: a student discovers kingpins sell the weak and solidarity is the only armor.
3.92
380
El Sexto Summary
El Sexto 88%
Lima's brutal prison: a student discovers kingpins sell the weak and solidarity is the only armor.
by José María Arguedas 1961
3.92
380 ratings
M. Butterfly
by David Henry Hwang • 1998
A French diplomat in Beijing falls for an opera singer whose love is a mask for espionage.
3.94
15k+
M. Butterfly Summary
M. Butterfly 88%
A French diplomat in Beijing falls for an opera singer whose love is a mask for espionage.
by David Henry Hwang 1998
3.94
15k+ ratings
I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys • 2022
Blackmailed by the secret police, a Romanian teen must spy on Americans or lose his family.
4.40
102k+
I Must Betray You Summary
I Must Betray You 88%
Blackmailed by the secret police, a Romanian teen must spy on Americans or lose his family.
by Ruta Sepetys 2022
4.40
102k+ ratings
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson • 2012
An orphan in North Korea steals a hero's identity and his wife, gambling everything on escape.
4.07
105k+
The Orphan Master's Son Summary
The Orphan Master's Son 88%
An orphan in North Korea steals a hero's identity and his wife, gambling everything on escape.
by Adam Johnson 2012
4.07
105k+ ratings
Der Trafikant
by Robert Seethaler • 2012
A Vienna tobacconist's apprentice befriends Freud and loves a dancer as the Nazi shadow falls.
3.75
23k+
Der Trafikant Summary
Der Trafikant 88%
A Vienna tobacconist's apprentice befriends Freud and loves a dancer as the Nazi shadow falls.
by Robert Seethaler 2012
3.75
23k+ ratings
The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx • 1848
History is class war. Capitalism narrowed the fight to two sides, and one is learning the rules.
3.69
202k+
The Communist Manifesto Summary
The Communist Manifesto 88%
History is class war. Capitalism narrowed the fight to two sides, and one is learning the rules.
by Karl Marx 1848
3.69
202k+ ratings
The Manchurian Candidate
by Richard Condon • 1959
Brainwashed in Manchuria, a soldier returns as a weapon aimed at the presidency by his mother.
4.08
25k+
The Manchurian Candidate Summary
The Manchurian Candidate 88%
Brainwashed in Manchuria, a soldier returns as a weapon aimed at the presidency by his mother.
by Richard Condon 1959
4.08
25k+ ratings
Mother Night
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1961
A Nazi propagandist awaits trial in Jerusalem, but his deadliest performance was convincing himself.
4.24
108k+
Mother Night Summary
Mother Night 88%
A Nazi propagandist awaits trial in Jerusalem, but his deadliest performance was convincing himself.
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1961
4.24
108k+ ratings
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
by John le Carré • 1963
His agents dead, a weary spy fakes defection to destroy the officer who killed them.
4.09
129k+
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Summary
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 88%
His agents dead, a weary spy fakes defection to destroy the officer who killed them.
by John le Carré 1963
4.09
129k+ ratings
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