Teacher Forum: 19 books

The story presents the Ganguli family as the representatives of the Indian immigrants. It covers thirty years of time period.Ashoke and Ashima are husband and wife. They are originally from India. They name their son Gogol, after the name of the Great Russian author. It transpires that Ashoke...

“Native Son” by Richard Wright was first published in 1940. It was originally the title of Nelson Algren’s first novel, “Somebody in Boots.” The story of that novel was based on a piece of doggerel about the first Texan.In the year 1933, Algren and Wright met at John Reed Club and...

The author very skillfully uses the local speech, and presents the local customs. He criticizes the small town locale. The satire in the novel is double-edged: it is aimed at the simple townspeople and at the same time it satires the superficial intellectuals who look down on them.The detailed...

“Shaheedon ki chitaon par lagenge har varsh mele,Watan pe mitne walon ka yahi baki nishaan hoga.”(There will be fairs at the tombs of the martyrs every year; this is what will remain of those who die for their country.)The Independence Movement in India was one of the greatest movements...

Popularly known as “Bapu” in India, the Father of Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd of October 1869 in Porbandar in the Gujarat State of India.His contribution to the Independence Movement in British ruled India is unmatched. It makes him the preeminent leader in the Indian...

Jane Addams was a pioneer settlement social worker in America. She was born on 6th of September, 1860 at Cedarville, Illinois. She was also an author, a philosopher, and sociologist.Being a leader in women’s suffrage and world peace, her contribution to humanity is memorable. It was an era...

This great leader was not born in a wealthy family and he did not have the advantages which the privileged and aristocrat people have.Walesa was a simple electrician who had started his work at Lenin Shipyard. Having worked there for some time and having experienced the poor working conditions,...

In her time known as “the most dangerous woman in the United States", Emma Goldman is popularly known for her writing, political speeches, and political activism. She is also called an anarchist by some biographers and historians. She was born on 27th of June, 1869, in Kovno in the Russian Empire.She...

“The Man Who was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright was first published in 1961. It is one of the most famous short stories written by the author.The story was included in the book “Eight Men” with several other stories. Dave, a young African-American farm worker, is the central character...

The play has already been performed across the world in more than forty countries. It has also been performed in South Korea, South Africa, Romania, India, the United Kingdom, Chile, and Argentina.The play is based on the events that had occurred in real life. It is a very powerful farce. The...

“She Stoops to Conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith was first performed in 1773, in London. It is one of the highly popular comedies written by this Irish author.Most of the English literature and theater classes in England and the United States have this play in their course of study. Several...

“Ragtime” by E. L. Doctorow was first published in 1975. The story covers the time period from 1900 to 1917. This historical fiction has mainly New York as its setting.The author has blended historical characters with fictional characters into a firm framework that encompasses the events,...

The story of the novel revolves around Stephen Kumalo, the protagonist of the novel, who happens to be a black Anglican priest from a rural Natal town in South Africa. He goes in search of his son Absalom in the city of Johannesburg.According to the American publisher Bennett Cerf, there were...

“The Five People You Meet In Heaven” by Mitch Albom was first published in 2003. The story revolves around the life and death of Eddie, a maintenance man.A girl happens to be enjoying a ride in the amusement park where Eddie works. She is about to be crushed by a falling cart from a ride...