Orpheus
The Noise of Time (Julian Barnes)
The Noise of Time Author: Julian Barnes Project: Orpheus – power of music Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 184 Goodreads: The Noise of Time “‘Being hero is easier than being a coward’. During […]
150-200
War
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American Author: Graham Greene List: Open Option Category: war Year of publication: 1955 Pages: 180 Goodreads: The Quiet American “Written before the escalation of the Vietnam war this novel explores the […]
War
Lies of Silence (Brian Moore)
Lies of Silence Author: Brian Moore Year of publication: 1990 Pages: 192 Goodreads: Lies of Silence “Would you help terrorists to protect your family? An answer is given in this novel about the […]
Open Option
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway follows Clarissa Dalloway as she prepares for a party, exploring the interplay of time and memory. Set in post-World War I London, the novel delves into the inner lives of its characters through […]
Open Option
The Lighthouse (Alison Moore)
The Lighthouse Author: Alison Moore List: Open Option (Man Booker Longlist 2012) Year of publication: 2012 Pages: 184 Goodreads: The Lighthouse
Identity
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
In a frontier town, an aging magistrate witnesses the arrival of an oppressive empire and its conflict with the indigenous “barbarians.” As he questions the morality of the empire’s actions, he forms a bond with […]
Dystopia
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 is set in a dystopian future where books are banned, and firefighters burn them instead of extinguishing fires. The story follows Guy Montag, a firefighter who starts questioning the oppressive society he lives […]
War
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)
Mother Night Author: Kurt Vonnegut Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 1961 Pages: 176 Goodreads: Mother Night
Orpheus
Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)
Amsterdam follows the lives of two former friends, a composer and a newspaper editor, as they navigate a moral dilemma triggered by the death of a mutual lover. The story explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, […]
Identity
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea Author: Jean Rhys Project: Identity – postcolonial Year of publication: 1966 Pages: 166 [ ½ ] Goodreads: Wild Sargasso Sea