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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

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Share“All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The particular emphasis on family and its happiness and unhappiness in the very opening line of Anna Karenina lays bare Leo...
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Leo Tolstoy

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ShareLeo Tolstoy hardly needs an introduction. His persona is reflected in each character of his voluminous novels, be it, the politically charged War and Peace or the family drama of ‘Anna Karenina’. While reading...
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Mark Twain

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ShareMark Twain is one of the early American writers, who created some unforgettable characters such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. His novels abound in humor and witty one liners. Some of my favorites from The Adventures of...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ...

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ShareFor last few weeks, I had been engrossed in serious somber works of passionate Russian writers – Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Leo Tolstoy. Though, Crime and Punishment astonished me with Fyodor’s psychological insight into an...
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Chitra Banerjee

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ShareChitra Banerjee is one of my favorite writers, particularly the sensitive portrayal of women in her novels wins me over. A few of my favorite quotes: “A dream is a telegram from the hidden world,” Queen of Dreams “The dream...
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dost...

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ShareCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the third classic I have read in last few weeks, closely following 1984 and The Great Gatsby. And, perhaps, classics are like old wines, they taste even better when aged. For now, I am...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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ShareF. Scott Fitzgerald – a unique name with an equally unparalleled style of writing. He is one of the first writers, who left an indelible imprint during the eventful infancy of American literature, bubbling with the cherished...
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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ShareFyodor Dostoyevsky’s ‘Crime and Punishment’ once again reaffirmed my belief in the superb creative abilities of Russian writers. While War and Peace was a summary on politics and society, Crime and Punishment abounds...
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