History World: 42 books

The story of the novel is set ten years before the Civil Rights Movement began. It is set in the year 1948. The African-Americans had to face a lot of problems during this period but they had their own successes as well, but the dramatic events of the Civil Rights Movement overshadowed all that. However,...

The novel explores the corruption and religious fundamentalism that gripped the author’s native country. The story is told from the point of view of a child. Through the lives of several characters, the author describes the wave of bloody coups and corrupt military rule that is the part of the Nigerian...

The story of the novel revolves around a young girl named Tita. Pedro is her lover, but she continues to long her entire life to marry him. Unfortunately, they are never married because Tita’s mother upholds the family tradition of the youngest daughter not marrying but taking care of her mother...

“Ordinary People” by Judith Guest was first published in 1976. It was the author’s first novel. The story revolves around a rich suburban family, the Jarretts. It describes how the family members attempt to cope up with the aftermath of two traumatic events in their lives.When the book...

The author believes that there is a constant conflict between tradition and individualism. He also believes that there is a lifelong tension between religion and art. Potok had to go through struggles, but he continued to remain an artist and writer, besides being raised in a religious family. He...

“Go Down, Moses” by William Faulkner is a collection of seven related stories. Since the pieces of short fiction are related, it is sometimes considered a novel. It does not fall under the category of a novel because it lacks the unity required of a novel.Isaac McCaslin is the most significant...

“Roots” by Alex Haley is subtitled “The Saga of an American Family.” The novel was first published in 1976.The story revolves around Kunta Kinte, who happens to be an eighteenth century African. He is captured as an adolescent and then sold as a slave in the United States.The...

“Moll Flanders” by Daniel Defoe was first published in 1722. The complete title of the novel is “The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders.”The novel describes the life of Moll Flanders right from her birth to her old age. As the title suggests, the entire story is focused...

“White Noise” by Don DeLillo was first published in the year 1985. It was the eighth novel published by the author.The book received the U. S. National Book Award for Fiction in the year of its publication.In postmodern literature, “White Noise” has its distinct place. Before...

“Childhood’s End” by Arthur C. Clarke was first published in 1953. It is a science fiction novel.The story follows the events which take place after the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the Overlords, the mysterious aliens. After their arrival, the things dramatically change and several...

When Jonas comes to know about the truth of his dystopian society in which he has been living, he begins to struggle with the weight of that truth.Several other sensitive issues such as the onset of sexuality in adolescence and suicide are also dealt with very skillfully in the story.The...

The subject matter of the play is highly challenging. It is a highly acclaimed play and even today it draws large audiences wherever it is performed.It is also pointed out that “Fences” is a dense and unsettling play. The play runs for three hours, heavily laden with lost hope and broken...

“The White Devil” by English playwright John Webster first premiered in 1612. The play’s premier proved to be a complete failure, very talked about notorious failure.It is a revenge tragedy, which according to Webster was not appreciated by an unreceptive audience in the dead of winter...

The story of the play revolves around a young prostitute named Shen Teh. She struggles hard to live a life that is moral and good. She does not want to be abused and trod upon by those people who would accept and abuse her goodness.Shen Teh’s neighbor and friends are quite brutal and they...