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The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
Eighty-four days empty, an old fisherman rows far offshore and hooks a marlin longer than his boat.
3.81
1.3M+
The Old Man and the Sea Summary
The Old Man and the Sea 88%
Eighty-four days empty, an old fisherman rows far offshore and hooks a marlin longer than his boat.
by Ernest Hemingway 1952
3.81
1.3M+ ratings
بهترین داستان های کوتاه
by Ernest Hemingway • 1987
A lifetime of war, love, and loss distilled into the spare short stories of Ernest Hemingway.
4.29
38k+
بهترین داستان های کوتاه Summary
بهترین داستان های کوتاه 96%
A lifetime of war, love, and loss distilled into the spare short stories of Ernest Hemingway.
by Ernest Hemingway 1987
4.29
38k+ ratings
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway • 1929
An American driver and a British nurse fall in love and desert the Italian front together.
3.82
357k+
A Farewell to Arms Summary
A Farewell to Arms 93%
An American driver and a British nurse fall in love and desert the Italian front together.
by Ernest Hemingway 1929
3.82
357k+ ratings
Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer • 1968
A Nebraska farm boy rises to Army command, but his deadliest enemy wears the same uniform.
4.40
8k+
Once an Eagle Summary
Once an Eagle 88%
A Nebraska farm boy rises to Army command, but his deadliest enemy wears the same uniform.
by Anton Myrer 1968
4.40
8k+ ratings
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
by Gabriel García Márquez • 1961
A veteran waits fifteen years for a pension. His wife starves. Only a rooster remains.
3.80
69k+
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba Summary
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba 88%
A veteran waits fifteen years for a pension. His wife starves. Only a rooster remains.
by Gabriel García Márquez 1961
3.80
69k+ ratings
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
by Walker Percy • 1961
A New Orleans stockbroker drifts through pleasure and routine, searching for a life that feels true.
3.64
31k+
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Summary
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy 88%
A New Orleans stockbroker drifts through pleasure and routine, searching for a life that feels true.
by Walker Percy 1961
3.64
31k+ ratings
A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr • 1980
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
4.07
30k+
A Month in the Country Summary
A Month in the Country 88%
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
by J.L. Carr 1980
4.07
30k+ ratings
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller • 1934
A broke American drifts through Paris, turning hunger, sex, and failure into an ecstatic howl.
3.65
79k+
Tropic of Cancer Summary
Tropic of Cancer 88%
A broke American drifts through Paris, turning hunger, sex, and failure into an ecstatic howl.
by Henry Miller 1934
3.65
79k+ ratings
Homo Faber
by Max Frisch • 1957
An engineer who trusts only statistics meets a young woman on a ship who will unravel everything.
3.68
32k+
Homo Faber Summary
Homo Faber 88%
An engineer who trusts only statistics meets a young woman on a ship who will unravel everything.
by Max Frisch 1957
3.68
32k+ ratings
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien • 1990
A Vietnam veteran retells his platoon's stories, bending truth to keep the dead alive.
4.15
348k+
The Things They Carried Summary
The Things They Carried 88%
A Vietnam veteran retells his platoon's stories, bending truth to keep the dead alive.
by Tim O'Brien 1990
4.15
348k+ 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
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway • 1926
A wounded journalist follows his love to Pamplona, where bullfights mirror their impossible desire.
3.79
499k+
The Sun Also Rises Summary
The Sun Also Rises 92%
A wounded journalist follows his love to Pamplona, where bullfights mirror their impossible desire.
by Ernest Hemingway 1926
3.79
499k+ ratings
Islands in the Stream
by Ernest Hemingway • 1970
An American painter on a Caribbean island faces his three sons and the past he fled.
3.88
17k+
Islands in the Stream Summary
Islands in the Stream 91%
An American painter on a Caribbean island faces his three sons and the past he fled.
by Ernest Hemingway 1970
3.88
17k+ ratings
In Memoriam
by Alice Winn
In 1914, two schoolboys cannot speak their love, so they go to war instead.
4.50
80k+
In Memoriam Summary
In Memoriam 88%
In 1914, two schoolboys cannot speak their love, so they go to war instead.
by Alice Winn 2023
4.50
80k+ ratings
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector • 1977
An invisible Rio typist wants to be noticed; a fortune-teller promises she will be.
4.11
58k+
The Hour of the Star Summary
The Hour of the Star 88%
An invisible Rio typist wants to be noticed; a fortune-teller promises she will be.
by Clarice Lispector 1977
4.11
58k+ ratings
Under Fire
by Henri Barbusse • 2004
In the trenches of World War I, ordinary Frenchmen learn that survival is the only victory.
3.86
2k+
Under Fire Summary
Under Fire 88%
In the trenches of World War I, ordinary Frenchmen learn that survival is the only victory.
by Henri Barbusse 2004
3.86
2k+ ratings
Bartleby the Scrivener
by Herman Melville • 1853
A Wall Street lawyer hires a quiet scrivener who stops working and will not say why.
3.93
77k+
Bartleby the Scrivener Summary
Bartleby the Scrivener 88%
A Wall Street lawyer hires a quiet scrivener who stops working and will not say why.
by Herman Melville 1853
3.93
77k+ ratings
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll • 1963
A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.
3.93
32k+
The Clown Summary
The Clown 88%
A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.
by Heinrich Böll 1963
3.93
32k+ ratings
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque • 1987
When German schoolboys enlist for glory in 1914, the trenches strip away every ideal but survival.
4.12
533k+
All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front 88%
When German schoolboys enlist for glory in 1914, the trenches strip away every ideal but survival.
by Erich Maria Remarque 1987
4.12
533k+ ratings
The Emigrants
by W.G. Sebald • 1992
A narrator traces four emigrant lives still unraveling decades after the war.
4.16
12k+
The Emigrants Summary
The Emigrants 88%
A narrator traces four emigrant lives still unraveling decades after the war.
by W.G. Sebald 1992
4.16
12k+ ratings
Stoner
by John Williams • 1965
William Stoner turns from the soil to the sonnet, and a quiet, unremarkable life begins.
4.36
260k+
Stoner Summary
Stoner 88%
William Stoner turns from the soil to the sonnet, and a quiet, unremarkable life begins.
by John Williams 1965
4.36
260k+ ratings
The Cruel Sea
by Nicholas Monsarrat • 1951
On Atlantic convoy duty, a British corvette crew finds the sea more lethal than the war.
4.23
9k+
The Cruel Sea Summary
The Cruel Sea 88%
On Atlantic convoy duty, a British corvette crew finds the sea more lethal than the war.
by Nicholas Monsarrat 1951
4.23
9k+ ratings
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
A dry-eyed son buries his mother, kills a stranger, and watches a courtroom prosecute his heart.
4.03
1.4M+
The Stranger Summary
The Stranger 88%
A dry-eyed son buries his mother, kills a stranger, and watches a courtroom prosecute his heart.
by Albert Camus 1942
4.03
1.4M+ ratings
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway • 1940
Three days to blow a bridge, and an American finds a love worth dying for.
3.99
321k+
For Whom the Bell Tolls Summary
For Whom the Bell Tolls 90%
Three days to blow a bridge, and an American finds a love worth dying for.
by Ernest Hemingway 1940
3.99
321k+ ratings
Mr. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell • 1969
A Kansas City attorney orders his family's life with quiet precision, mistaking provision for love.
4.00
3k+
Mr. Bridge Summary
Mr. Bridge 89%
A Kansas City attorney orders his family's life with quiet precision, mistaking provision for love.
by Evan S. Connell 1969
4.00
3k+ ratings
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback
by Per Petterson • 2003
He fled to the Norwegian woods to forget. A neighbor's face pulled him back to 1948.
3.81
38k+
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback Summary
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback 88%
He fled to the Norwegian woods to forget. A neighbor's face pulled him back to 1948.
by Per Petterson 2003
3.81
38k+ ratings
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback
by Robert Cormier • 1998
A scarred veteran comes home hiding his face, carrying a gun, and hunting his former hero.
3.39
5k+
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback Summary
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback 88%
A scarred veteran comes home hiding his face, carrying a gun, and hunting his former hero.
by Robert Cormier 1998
3.39
5k+ ratings
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles • 1949
Post-war North Africa: a drifting American couple finds the desert as empty as their marriage.
3.88
31k+
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky 88%
Post-war North Africa: a drifting American couple finds the desert as empty as their marriage.
by Paul Bowles 1949
3.88
31k+ 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
Speedboat
by Renata Adler • 1976
A reporter drifts through parties, lovers, and city chaos, searching for whatever might hold weight.
3.75
8k+
Speedboat Summary
Speedboat 88%
A reporter drifts through parties, lovers, and city chaos, searching for whatever might hold weight.
by Renata Adler 1976
3.75
8k+ ratings
Martin Eden
by Jack London • 1909
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
4.48
56k+
Martin Eden Summary
Martin Eden 87%
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
by Jack London 1909
4.48
56k+ ratings
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson • 2000
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
3.55
3k+
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World 89%
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
by Denis Johnson 2000
3.55
3k+ ratings
The Game
by Jack London • 1905
A boxer promises his bride one last fight. She disguises herself as a man to watch.
3.73
2k+
The Game Summary
The Game 89%
A boxer promises his bride one last fight. She disguises herself as a man to watch.
by Jack London 1905
3.73
2k+ ratings
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner
An aging writer remembers the wealthy couple who rescued his family, and the debts that followed.
4.16
52k+
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety 87%
An aging writer remembers the wealthy couple who rescued his family, and the debts that followed.
by Wallace Stegner 1987
4.16
52k+ ratings
Pedra de tartera
by Maria Barbal • 1985
The aunt expected housework; the hills demanded everything, and the war took what remained.
3.90
1k+
Pedra de tartera Summary
Pedra de tartera 87%
The aunt expected housework; the hills demanded everything, and the war took what remained.
by Maria Barbal 1985
3.90
1k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
227k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 87%
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985
4.15
227k+ ratings
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera • 1979
A dissident burns his letters, a widow chases hers, and a photograph holds a ghost.
3.94
55k+
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 87%
A dissident burns his letters, a widow chases hers, and a photograph holds a ghost.
by Milan Kundera 1979
3.94
55k+ ratings
Hirošiman kukat
by Edita Morris • 1959
A Hiroshima housewife hides her husband's radiation sickness from the American lodger she takes in.
4.05
1k+
Hirošiman kukat Summary
Hirošiman kukat 87%
A Hiroshima housewife hides her husband's radiation sickness from the American lodger she takes in.
by Edita Morris 1959
4.05
1k+ ratings
Montauk
by Max Frisch • 1975
At Montauk with a young woman, an aging writer confronts every life he failed to live.
3.82
3k+
Montauk Summary
Montauk 87%
At Montauk with a young woman, an aging writer confronts every life he failed to live.
by Max Frisch 1975
3.82
3k+ ratings
Mariana
by Monica Dickens • 1940
Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.
3.90
3k+
Mariana Summary
Mariana 87%
Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.
by Monica Dickens 1940
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Tartar Steppe
by Dino Buzzati
A young officer at a remote fort waits a lifetime for a battle that never comes.
4.20
43k+
The Tartar Steppe Summary
The Tartar Steppe 87%
A young officer at a remote fort waits a lifetime for a battle that never comes.
by Dino Buzzati 1940
4.20
43k+ ratings
Fantastic Night & Other Stories
by Stefan Zweig • 1922
Between numbness and feeling: five souls in prewar Vienna discover the ache of being alive.
3.98
2k+
Fantastic Night & Other Stories Summary
Fantastic Night & Other Stories 88%
Between numbness and feeling: five souls in prewar Vienna discover the ache of being alive.
by Stefan Zweig 1922
3.98
2k+ ratings
Cathedral
by Raymond Carver • 1983
Drifters, drinkers, and the lonely search for grace across 1980s blue-collar America.
4.24
41k+
Cathedral Summary
Cathedral 88%
Drifters, drinkers, and the lonely search for grace across 1980s blue-collar America.
by Raymond Carver 1983
4.24
41k+ ratings
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane • 1894
Dreaming of heroism, a young Union soldier flees his first taste of combat and seeks redemption.
3.30
111k+
The Red Badge of Courage Summary
The Red Badge of Courage 87%
Dreaming of heroism, a young Union soldier flees his first taste of combat and seeks redemption.
by Stephen Crane 1894
3.30
111k+ ratings
We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen • 2006
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
4.24
13k+
We, the Drowned Summary
We, the Drowned 87%
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
by Carsten Jensen 2006
4.24
13k+ ratings
Under the Volcano
by Malcolm Lowry • 1947
Mexico, 1938. A British consul drinks. His wife returns. The Day of the Dead is no metaphor.
3.76
27k+
Under the Volcano Summary
Under the Volcano 87%
Mexico, 1938. A British consul drinks. His wife returns. The Day of the Dead is no metaphor.
by Malcolm Lowry 1947
3.76
27k+ ratings
A Happy Death
by Albert Camus • 1971
An Algiers clerk murders a wealthy philosopher, convinced a fortune buys the time happiness demands.
3.80
26k+
A Happy Death Summary
A Happy Death 87%
An Algiers clerk murders a wealthy philosopher, convinced a fortune buys the time happiness demands.
by Albert Camus 1971
3.80
26k+ ratings
Last Exit to Brooklyn
by Hubert Selby Jr. • 1964
Drag queens and dockworkers in 1950s Brooklyn seek a tenderness their world is built to crush.
3.95
33k+
Last Exit to Brooklyn Summary
Last Exit to Brooklyn 87%
Drag queens and dockworkers in 1950s Brooklyn seek a tenderness their world is built to crush.
by Hubert Selby Jr. 1964
3.95
33k+ ratings
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald • 1920
Amory falls in love, climbs Princeton's ladder, and learns every rung gives way beneath him.
3.63
81k+
This Side of Paradise Summary
This Side of Paradise 87%
Amory falls in love, climbs Princeton's ladder, and learns every rung gives way beneath him.
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1920
3.63
81k+ ratings
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham • 1944
A WWI veteran walks away from love and wealth to find what life is for.
4.20
55k+
The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge 87%
A WWI veteran walks away from love and wealth to find what life is for.
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944
4.20
55k+ ratings
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