Raja Sharma: 876 books

“Sylvie and Bruno” revolves around two main plots. One of the plots is set in the real world, and the time is of the Victorian era when the book was published. The second plot is set in the fantasy world of Fairyland. The second plot of the story is a fairy tale, which includes various...

“Adam Bede” was the first novel written by George Eliot. Actually, George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. The book was first published in 1859. The first edition of the book was published pseudonymously, although Mary Ann Evans was already well published author and an extremely...

Anne Bronte wrote two novels in her literary career. “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” is the second novel written by her. It was published in the year 1848. Anne Bronte used the pseudonym Acton Bell. It is said to be the most shocking of the Brontes’ novels. The novel was extremely successful...

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut was first published in October 1961. It is a dystopian science fiction story. The story also presents a social satire. The story was first published in a magazine called “Fantasy and Science Fiction.” Later on, “Harrison Bergeron” was republished...

“Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor was first published in 1976. This novel is the sequel to her earlier novella “Song of the Trees” that was published in 1975.The book basically deals with the subject of racism in the United States. The book was highly acclaimed and...

“A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy” by Laurence Sterne was first published in 1768. When the novel was published, Laurence Sterne was facing death.In the year 1765, Sterne had gone on a journey through France and Italy. He even travelled to Naples. When he came back, he decided...

“The Supermale” by Alfred Jarry was first published in 1902. The French title of the novel is “Le Sumale.”The storyline is darkly humorous and irreverent. The story also has certain elements of science fiction.The story presents a race between a train and a team of cyclists who...

“Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen was first published in 1987. It is a young-adult novel that describes survival in wilderness. The novel was the winner of the ‘Newbery Honor Award.’ It was the fifth novel written by the author.The author, Gary Paulson, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in...

There is no doubt that the women in Iran enjoy better rights than the Muslim women in most of the Arabian countries. Iranian women have been historically very active members of the Iranian society.The historical records suggest that the women in Persia had almost equal rights and they were...

“No Exit” by Jean-Paul Sartre was first launched in 1944. It is titled “Huis Clos” in French. It is an existentialist play. The play was first performed in May 1944 at the Theatre du Vieux Colombier. The play has been performed under several titles translated into English: In Camera,...

"Warriors Don't Cry" by Melba Patillo Beals was first published in 1994. The book primarily describes how the African American students had to face extreme racial discrimination in South.However, a plan was made to send black children to an all white school, Central High School, but the...

The entire Japanese history shows that the role of gender has been very important principle of stratification, but the modern historians or social scientists have begun to raise questions on it.Place of Women In JapanCopyrightChapter One: Introduction and Cultural BackgroundChapter Two: Women’s...

“The Mystery of the Sea” was first published in 1902. The story revolves around an Englishman who happens to be living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.The protagonist meets an American heiress and falls in love with her. During the Spanish-American War, she was involved with the intrigues.The...

In ancient China, the place of women in the Chinese society was not commendable, for they were compelled to spend their lives under the dominance of the males. There was no gender equality before the Cultural Revolution in China. China went through a long civil war on mainland. After the civil...