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Donna Tartt

PangoBooks readers have voiced a predominantly positive reception of this novel, praising Donna Tartt's ability to craft a compelling story filled with intricate characters and unexpected twists. Many appreciate the dark academia aesthetic, the beautiful prose, and the psychological depth of the characters. Some readers highlight the unique setting and the absorbing narrative that delves into the motivations behind a murder, rather than focusing solely on the act itself. However, a minority found the story and characters dull or challenging to connect with, suggesting it may not resonate with everyone. Overall, it is highly recommended for those who enjoy thought-provoking and darkly humorous literature.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

Richard Papen, a relatively impoverished student at a New England college, falls in with an exclusive clique of rich, worldly Greek scholars and soon learns the dreadful secret that keeps them together. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

The Secret History

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30th Anniversary Edition

Jack Kerouac; Howard Cunnell (Introduction by); Penny Vlagopoulos (Introduction by); George Mouratidis (Introduction by); Joshua Kupetz (Introduction by)

Jack Kerouac

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Connecticut

On the Road

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(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

A reproduction of Kerouac's original 1951 scroll draft of "On the Road" offers insight into the writer's thematic vision and narrative voice as influenced by the American literary, musical, and visual arts of the post-World War II period.

On the Road: the Original Scroll

John Steinbeck

Slight wear on cover. But excellent condition otherwise. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Arizona

A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. Adapted for the 1955 film directed by Elia Kazan introducing James Dean, and read by thousands as the book that brought Oprah’s Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century. This Centennial edition, specially designed to commemorate one hundred years of Steinbeck, features french flaps and deckle-edged pages. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translato

East of Eden

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The biblical account of Cain and Abel is echoed in the history of two generations of the Trask family in California.

Jean Paul Sartre

Lloyd Alexander

Hayden Carruth

Richard Howard

James Wood

South Carolina

French writer Antoine Roquentin is disgusted at his own existence and catalogs his every thought and feeling, leading to a sensation of nausea.

Nausea

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Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogues his every feeling and sensation about the world and people around him. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which "spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the bottom of our time--the time of purple suspenders and broken chair seats; it is made of wide, soft instants, spreading at the edge, like an oil stain."

Homer

E. V. Rieu

D. C. H. Rieu

Peter V. Jones

Texas

Homer's epic tells of the adventures of Odysseus, the mythological King of Ithaca and leader of the Trojan war, recounting the hero's wanderings and his eventual regaining of his kingdom.

The Odyssey

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A prose translation of the epic poem, recounting the story of Odysseus's journey home after the Trojan War.

Ethan Hawke

A Novel

The blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes--an utterly transfixing book about art and love, fame and heartbreak from the acclaimed actor/writer/director. Hawke's first novel in nearly twenty years is a bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the redemptive, healing power of art; a portrait of the ravages of disappointment and divorce; a poignant consideration of the rites of fatherhood and manhood; a novel soaked in rage and sex, longing and despair; and a passionate love letter to the world of theater. A Bright Ray of Darkness showcases Ethan Hawke's gifts as a novelist as never before. Hawke's narrator is a young man in torment, disgusted with himself after the collapse of his marriage, still half-hoping for a reconciliation that would allow him to forgive himself and move on as he clumsily, and sometimes hilariously, tries to manage the wreckage of his personal life with whiskey and sex. What saves him is theater: in particular, the challenge of performing the role of Hotspur in a production of Henry IV under the leadership of a brilliant director, helmed by one of the most electrifying--and narcissistic--Falstaff's of all time. Searing and raw, A Bright Ray of Darkness is a novel about shame and beauty and faith, and the moral power of art.

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