Raja Sharma: 876 books

“Snow Country” by Yasunari Kawabata was first published as a short story in a literary journal in January 1935. It was later developed into a full-length novel.The novel brought the author a lot of name and fame, ensconcing him among the foremost authors in Japan.The novel is considered...

“Under the Feet of Jesus” by Helena Maria Viramontes was first published in 1994. The story revolves around the lives of Estrella, her siblings, her mother Petra, and Petra’s lover Perfecto. Estrella is a thirteen years old girl.The story also describes the lives of the cousins Alejo...

“The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara was first published in 1974. It is a historical novel. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in the year 1975.The story describes the four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. On 30th of June, 1863, both the Union and the...

“Shabanu” by Suzanne Fisher Staples was first published in 1989. It is subtitled “Daughter of the Wind.”A young girl living in the Cholistan Desert is the narrator of the novel. The story is focused on the young girl’s coming-of-age.After this novel, Staples wrote two other...

“Johnny Got His Gun” by Dalton Trumbo was first published in September 1939. The author had written this anti-war novel in 1938.It was the winner of the National Book Awards for the Most Original Book of the year 1939.The author had got the idea to write this novel early in the 1930s....

According the author, she first completed writing the centerpiece “Tom Outland’s Story,” and then wrote the other two sections “The Family” and “The Professor.”The central section of the novel “Tom Outland’s Story” is based on a chronicle of archaeological discovery which...

"He, who finds happiness within, his joy within, and likewise his light within, is the Yogi who becomes divine and attains to the beatitude of God “(Brahma nirvana). "That's enough, Florence!" shouted John, trying to control the pitch of his tone. "Why do you come...

“Are you free this evening?” the young man smiled. “I have booking,” she said firmly. “But I will pay you double if you spend the night with me,” he said with expectations. “No, I am going out with someone, and I am not free for a few months. I don’t go out with...

Having thought for a long while, he is ready with his plan. He calls Juliet and orders her to bring a mirror. She is obviously surprised because she does not know what he is going to do with a mirror, however, she brings him a mirror. He takes the mirror in his hand and says to her,...

Then came the horrible news. Sue remained in the hospital in Bombay for two months but doctors failed to save her. The virus remained undetected though they performed many tests on her. The world of Cathy and Drew was shattered. That twinkling voice of Sue had been silenced forever. Nothing...

Having lived for so long in a human body if the soul is told to evacuate the body in a day or two, where does soul find another home?There are a few things which even if shared with others do not provide solace and hope. They are imminent and bound to happen, and no amount of consolation or...

“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz was first published in 2007. It proved to be a bestselling novel by this Dominican writer.Junot Diaz was brought up in New Jersey. The novel is a work of fiction, but the author has set it in New Jersey. The story primarily explicitly...

The play describes in complete detail a period of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403. Both general audiences and critics have admired the play. Through various allusions...

“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner is a short story. The story was first published in the year 1939 in Harper’s. Since its first appearance, the story has been widely anthologized. The story is basically based on the plot of class conflicts. It describes the influence of fathers on their...