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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
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 95%
A man condemned to die for his private self discovers his cell is painted scenery.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935
3.92
20k+ 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 94%
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
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 92%
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
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 92%
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006
3.74
10k+ 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 92%
When Stalin's purges take her son, a widowed typist learns loyalty offers no protection.
by Lydia Chukovskaya 1965
4.07
3k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka • 1996
A salesman wakes as a giant insect, only to become a burden his family cannot bear.
3.85
5k+
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories 92%
A salesman wakes as a giant insect, only to become a burden his family cannot bear.
by Franz Kafka 1996
3.85
5k+ ratings
Le Rivage des Syrtes
by Julien Gracq • 1951
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
4.01
2k+
Le Rivage des Syrtes Summary
Le Rivage des Syrtes 91%
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
by Julien Gracq 1951
4.01
2k+ 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 91%
At Stalingrad, a physicist discovers that mercy is the one thing no ideology can crush.
by Vasily Grossman 2006
4.46
16k+ 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
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
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 91%
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 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 91%
A St. Petersburg clerk's double appears and takes his job, his reputation, and his sanity.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1997
3.67
46k+ 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 93%
Arrested without charges, a bank clerk navigates a labyrinthine court where acquittal is a myth.
by Franz Kafka 1925
3.94
402k+ ratings
The Castle
by Franz Kafka • 1926
A land surveyor arrives in a snowbound village where the castle denies ever sending for him.
3.91
77k+
The Castle Summary
The Castle 93%
A land surveyor arrives in a snowbound village where the castle denies ever sending for him.
by Franz Kafka 1926
3.91
77k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
3.91
1.5M+
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis 90%
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
by Franz Kafka 1915
3.91
1.5M+ ratings
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
4.18
344k+
Blindness Summary
Blindness 91%
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
by José Saramago 1995
4.18
344k+ 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 91%
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924
3.88
115k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka • 1915
A traveling salesman wakes as a giant insect, and his family wants him gone.
4.09
21k+
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories 91%
A traveling salesman wakes as a giant insect, and his family wants him gone.
by Franz Kafka 1915
4.09
21k+ ratings
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada • 2010
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
3.30
12k+
The Factory Summary
The Factory 91%
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010
3.30
12k+ 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 91%
A dissident burns his letters, a widow chases hers, and a photograph holds a ghost.
by Milan Kundera 1979
3.94
55k+ 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 91%
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
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
4.03
43k+
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 90%
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877
4.03
43k+ 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 90%
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
Company
by Max Barry • 2006
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
3.76
7k+
Company Summary
Company 90%
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
by Max Barry 2006
3.76
7k+ 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 90%
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
Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Artyom crosses the haunted Moscow Metro to deliver a stalker's message that could save his station.
4.03
78k+
Metro 2033 Summary
Metro 2033 89%
Artyom crosses the haunted Moscow Metro to deliver a stalker's message that could save his station.
by Dmitry Glukhovsky 2013
4.03
78k+ 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 92%
Pigs turn rebellion into dictatorship. A man's secret love becomes the crime that erases him.
by George Orwell 2003
4.30
218k+ ratings
Darkness at Noon
by Arthur Koestler • 1940
Arrested by his own Party, an old revolutionary faces a choice: confession or death.
4.12
34k+
Darkness at Noon Summary
Darkness at Noon 92%
Arrested by his own Party, an old revolutionary faces a choice: confession or death.
by Arthur Koestler 1940
4.12
34k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 90%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
The Futurological Congress
by Stanisław Lem • 1971
The water at a futurist conference is drugged. Ijon Tichy discovers the apocalypse feels wonderful.
4.17
15k+
The Futurological Congress Summary
The Futurological Congress 90%
The water at a futurist conference is drugged. Ijon Tichy discovers the apocalypse feels wonderful.
by Stanisław Lem 1971
4.17
15k+ 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 90%
A Czech surgeon's womanizing and his wife's jealousy meet the 1968 Soviet invasion.
by Milan Kundera 1984
4.10
552k+ 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 90%
A violent teen volunteers for state conditioning that renders him harmless, and his victims wait.
by Anthony Burgess 1962
4.00
777k+ 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 90%
A retired official in a Petersburg cellar explains why his intelligence has made him spiteful.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864
4.19
79k+ 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 90%
A Russian émigré in Berlin finds his physical double and decides murder is the highest art.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1989
3.9
12k+ ratings
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick • 1967
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
3.55
5k+
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World 90%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ ratings
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2018
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
2.98
8k+
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel 90%
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018
2.98
8k+ 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 90%
He rescues books from the press that pays him, until the new machine threatens his calling.
by Bohumil Hrabal 1976
3.97
27k+ ratings
Ada, or Ardor
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1969
At Ardis Hall, two cousins begin a forbidden affair of language, lust, and loss.
4.12
13k+
Ada, or Ardor Summary
Ada, or Ardor 90%
At Ardis Hall, two cousins begin a forbidden affair of language, lust, and loss.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1969
4.12
13k+ ratings
The Slynx
by Tatyana Tolstaya • 2007
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
3.81
6k+
The Slynx Summary
The Slynx 92%
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
by Tatyana Tolstaya 2007
3.81
6k+ 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 92%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ ratings
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
A stalker braves invisible death traps and prison to steal alien litter from a forbidden Zone.
4.12
89k+
Roadside Picnic Summary
Roadside Picnic 89%
A stalker braves invisible death traps and prison to steal alien litter from a forbidden Zone.
by Arkady Strugatsky 1972
4.12
89k+ 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 89%
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
[The Music of Chance] [By
by Paul Auster • 1990
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
3.93
14k+
[The Music of Chance] [By Summary
[The Music of Chance] [By 89%
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
14k+ ratings
Life & Times of Michael K
by J.M. Coetzee • 1983
A harelipped gardener crosses civil war with his mother's ashes, asking nothing but soil to till.
3.87
22k+
Life & Times of Michael K Summary
Life & Times of Michael K 89%
A harelipped gardener crosses civil war with his mother's ashes, asking nothing but soil to till.
by J.M. Coetzee 1983
3.87
22k+ ratings
Naked Lunch
by William S. Burroughs • 1959
A junkie fleeing the law plunges into a surreal city where addiction drives every transaction.
3.46
99k+
Naked Lunch Summary
Naked Lunch 89%
A junkie fleeing the law plunges into a surreal city where addiction drives every transaction.
by William S. Burroughs 1959
3.46
99k+ ratings
The Overcoat
by Nikolai Gogol • 2004
A humble copy clerk's new overcoat gives him an identity the city soon strips away.
4.14
54k+
The Overcoat Summary
The Overcoat 89%
A humble copy clerk's new overcoat gives him an identity the city soon strips away.
by Nikolai Gogol 2004
4.14
54k+ ratings
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima • 1968
After a failed suicide, a copywriter sells his life. His first client: seduce a wife.
3.70
16k+
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale 89%
After a failed suicide, a copywriter sells his life. His first client: seduce a wife.
by Yukio Mishima 1968
3.70
16k+ ratings
The Man Who Was Thursday
by G.K. Chesterton • 1908
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
3.82
47k+
The Man Who Was Thursday Summary
The Man Who Was Thursday 89%
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
by G.K. Chesterton 1908
3.82
47k+ ratings
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1974
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
4.26
154k+
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed 89%
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
4.26
154k+ ratings
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