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'Jane Austen is a genius, and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated' Martin Amis
With its irrepressible heroine and playful literary games, Northanger Abbey is the most youthful and optimistic of Jane Austen's novels. It tells the story of young, impressionable Catherine Morland, whose first experience of fashionable society introduces her to the thrills of Gothic romances, and to the sophisticated Tilneys, who invite her
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One of Esquire's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time
"A brilliant novel.... [A] savage satire on the distortions of the single and collective minds."—New York Times
In Anthony Burgess's influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends'
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Naked Lunch is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on authors like Thomas Pynchon, J. G. Ballard, and William Gibson; on the relationship between art and obscenity; and on the shape of music, film, and media generally, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture.
Naked Lunch is the unnerving tale of Bill Lee, addicted to hustlers and narcotics, and his monumental
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"Blistering . . . Mad Men ambition meets an epic, existential meltdown." —VANITY FAIR, 20 Best Books of 2023
"[Purkert is] a sharply funny observer of male foibles, 20-something angst, and the modern workplace." —WASHINGTON POST
"A 21st-Century...
Every lover of classic literature should read Candide, the satirical masterpiece that shocked Paris upon its publication in 1759. The novel challenges many of the core assertions of Enlightenment philosophy and calls into question vast swaths of Christian dogma. Though widely banned after its publication, it propelled Voltaire to literary stardom and remains one of the most popular French novels ever written.
One of the Best Books of 2022
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"A one-of-a-kind queer horror comedy for people who watch The Bachelor and The X-Files back-to-back." —Kirkus Reviews
On this season of The Catch, contestants must compete for love. And their lives.
When the final four women
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