Raja Sharma: 876 books

“Atlas Shrugged" was Rand’s fourth and last novel. It was first published in 1957. It was her longest novel. Rand considered “Atlas Shrugged” to be her magnum opus in novel writing. Its working title was “The Strike.” The plot of the story revolves around a dystopian United...

During adolescence, Wolff was involved in several fistfights and drinking sprees. He often got very poor grades at school. He was a frequent liar during his adolescence. He lied to both himself and others. By lying, he tried to seek a kind of escape from his miserable circumstances.Wolff spent...

“Looking Backward” by Edward Bellamy was first published in 1888. The novel is subtitled “2000-1887.” It is a utopian science fiction novel.Erich Fromm, a famous German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist, has described “Looking...

“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro was first published in 2005. It is a dystopian science fiction novel.The novel was nominated for the Booker Prize in the same year of its publication, although the author had already received that award for his book “The Remains of the Day” in 1989.Ready...

“Dead Man Walking” by Sister Helen Prejean was first published in 1993. It is a work of non-fiction. The author is a Roman Catholic nun, one of the sisters of Saint Joseph Medaille.She was a spiritual advisor to two convicted murderers who were waiting death sentence. The present book is...

“The Devil’s Arithmetic” by Jane Yolen was first published in 1988. It is a historical fiction novel. The story revolves round a Jewish girl, Hannah Stern. She lives in New Rochelle, New York.During a Passover Ceremonial Dinner (Passover Seder), Hannah Stern is sent back in time to 1942...

“The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant was first published in 1997. The story is presented through a first person narrative. The story revolves around Dinah. She happens to be Jacob’s daughter and Joseph’s sister.Dinah is a minor Biblical character. In this novel, the author has extended her...

“Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich was first published in 2001. The book is subtitled “On (Not) Getting By in America. The author has presented the narrative from the perspective of an undercover journalist.The book investigates the impact of the Welfare Reform Act, 1996, on the...

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl was first published in 1970. It is a children’s novel. The illustrations were done by Donald Chaffin.The story revolves around the titular character, Mr. Fox and how he deceives his farmer neighbours to steal their food from the neighbours. The book was...

"The Testing" by Joelle Charbonneau was first published in 2013. It happens to be the first book in a series of the same name. The story revolves around Malencia ‘Cla’ Vale, a sixteen years old girl.There is a competition for seats in the University. She competes with her fellow peers from...

“A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court” is a comic satire which reveals the sixth century England and it medieval culture through the perspective of the central character Hank Morgan. Hank is from the 19th century. He lives in Hartford, Connecticut. Once he is hit on his head and...

“The Coquette” by Hannah Webster Foster was first published in 1797. When it was first published the author remained anonymous.The story is also titled “The History of Eliza Wharton.” It is an epistolary novel. The novel was finally published under the author’s name only in 1856,...

“A Day No Pigs Would Die” by Robert Newton Peck was first published in 1972. It is a semi-autobiographical novel. It follows the life of Rob Peck, the central character, who is coming-of-age in rural Vermont. He lives on an impoverished farm there.The book happens to be one of the first...

“A Little Less Girl” by Tess Oliver was first published in 2011. The book is primarily a teenage romance, but it also includes a deadly mystery. Romance and mystery genres of literature have been very skilfully merged in the story, but at the same time it deals with several major issues of the...