Great Literature Discussions

This feminist proletarian novel tells the story of the friendship between two working-class wives, Ellen and Sally. Set in the rural country and the industrial cities of Sweden during the...

This novel explores the nature of crowds and their relation to personal and collective identity. According to Thomas Pynchon "This novel's a beauty. DeLillo takes us on a breathtaking journey,...

The struggle of the individual against bureaucracy and anonymity is one of the great subjects of modern literature, and Saramago is often matched with Kafka as one of its premier...

From familiar fairy tales and legends Angela Carter created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. When she died in 1992 her reputation instantly went from cultish to canonical....

From familiar fairy tales and legends Angela Carter created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. When she died in 1992 her reputation instantly went from cultish to canonical....

This big Hungarian novel follows a novelist involved in a romantic triangle in East Berlin; interwoven with the main story are sections of a novel the main character is writing,...

My Brilliant Friend is the first of a hugely popular four book series known as the Neapolitan Novels by the Italian Elena Ferrante. It is a rich, intense and generous hearted...

Literary works will be discussed based on what can be found in the text in order to enrich each other’s interpretation of the novel/novella. All are welcome to join and...

Literary works will be discussed based on what can be found in the text in order to enrich each other’s interpretation of the novel/novella. All are welcome to join and...

Literary works will be discussed based on what can be found in the text in order to enrich each other’s interpretation of the novel/novella. All are welcome to join and...