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Category: Modern Classic Literature

Cover image of The Last of the Wine, a novel by Mary Renault
July 26, 2019September 27, 2021 Jason

The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault [A Review]

Cover image of the Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
May 9, 2019May 8, 2019 Jason

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham [A Review]

Cover image of The Good Earth, a novel by Pearl S Buck
June 19, 2018June 21, 2018 Jason

The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck [A Review]

Cover image of The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
January 25, 2018November 30, 2020 Jason

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing [A Review]

Cover image of Silence, a novel by Shusaku Endo
August 23, 2016May 26, 2018 Jason

Silence by Shusaku Endo [A Review]

Cover image of The Naked and the Dead, a novel by Norman Mailer
May 23, 2016August 11, 2024 Jason

The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer [A Review]

Cover image of The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
March 15, 2016August 28, 2017 Jason

The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis [A Review]

Cover image of Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz
March 1, 2016December 20, 2020 Jason

Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz [A Review]

Cover image of Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz
February 16, 2016December 20, 2020 Jason

Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz [A Review]

Cover image of Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
February 1, 2016December 20, 2020 Jason

Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz [A Review]

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