Students Academy: 216 books

“A Burnt-Out Case” is, in fact, a study of a man who happens to have burnt out on life in a metaphorical sense.The man in the discussion is Querry, an internationally famous architect. He grows disillusioned with his talent, his name and fame, and his love life.Querry takes a big...

“Silence” by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo was first published in 1966. It is a historical fiction that revolves around a Jesuit missionary.The Jesuit missionary is sent to Japan in the seventeenth century. The Christians had to remain hidden during that period. It was the time of persecution...

“Seize the Day” by Saul Bellow was first published in 1956. It was the author’s fourth novel. The novel is considered to be one of the greatest novels of 20th century.The book was written in 1950s which was a kind of formative period during which the middle class in the United States...

The story of the play is set in South Africa. The action takes place during apartheid era in South Africa.The play presents the effect of institutionalized racism and hatred on the people who have to live during that period.When the play was first produced, it was immediately banned...

Major part of the novel is set in the present and half a century before the present time. The novel tells the story of a relationship between a young doctor, Natalia, and her grandfather, who tells her different stories. Most of the stories are about the Deathless Man who meets the grandfather on...

Being a very great observer of human nature, Edith Wharton has very skillfully developed the characters of the novel with a minimal number of strokes.It is the artful writing of the author that has kept the book popular even today. There are several evocative passages in “Ethan Frome.”...

As the novel opens, Clarissa happens to be eighteen years old. She is very beautiful and universally admired and loved. People give her example to show what a woman ought to be like. She is an exemplary woman in the society.Clarissa Harlowe comes from an up-and-coming family. Although the family...

The novel deeply explores the relationship between Joe and Jed Parry. It also explores the reactions of all the other characters after the tragic accident. Self-awareness in narrative is also explored by the novel.The power of love, limitations of knowledge, and epistemological doubt are some...

“The Jew of Malta” by Christopher Marlow is assumed to have been written either in 1589 or 1590. The plot of the play is based on religious conflict, intrigue, and vengeance.In the backdrop of the story is the struggle for supremacy between the Ottoman Empire and Spain in the Mediterranean....

“Annie John” by Jamaica Kincaid was first published in 1985. It is a coming-of-age novel that describes the growth of a girl in Antigua, an island in the Caribbean.The novel deals with several significant issues such as mother-daughter relationships, racism, lesbianism, education, depression,...

“Yonnondio: From the Thirties” by Tillie Olsen was written in the 1930s, but it was first published in 1974.The novel revolves around the struggles faced by the Holbrook family during the 1920s. The story is basically about the life of the working-class family. It also deals with the themes...

The story is set against the backdrop of the First World War. It was the time of death and destruction. The novel very intelligently deals with the problem and experience of change.The time of the First World War is often described as a period when the world was robbed of its innocence. Its...

“The Kitchen God’s Wife” by Amy Tan was first published in 1992. It is the second novel written by this Chinese-American novelist.The story basically extensively explores the Sino-American female identity and draws on the story of the life of the author’s mother.When the book was published...

Several science fiction novels have been written by several writers from time to time. Only a few of those novels have really found their place in the minds and hearts of the readers.The fictional world of science fiction primarily attracts young readers, however, there are certain such works...