Top 5 books about Classics and Literature:
To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee:
To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1961 novel by Harper Lee. Set in small-town Alabama, the novel is a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, and chronicles the childhood of Scout and Jem Finch as their father Atticus defends a Black man falsely accused of rape. Scout and Jem are mocked by classmates for this.
1984″ by George Orwell:
1984 is a dystopian novel that was written by George Orwell and published in 1949. It tells the story of Winston Smith, a citizen of the miserable society of Oceania, who is trying to rebel against the Party and its omnipresent symbol, Big Brother.
Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
The novel examines a futuristic society, called the World State, that revolves around science and efficiency. In this society, emotions and individuality are conditioned out of children at a young age, and there are no lasting relationships because “every one belongs to every one else” (a common World State dictum).
Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky:
Crime and Punishment (1866) is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Russian literature. It follows a young man called Rodion Raskolnikov – first as he plots to kill an elderly pawnbroker, then as he commits the deed, and finally as he confronts the many consequences of his actions
The Art of War” by Sun Tzu:
The Art of War contains 13 chapters, each detailing specific lines of indirect and direct attack to use in different circumstances of conflict and war. Sun-Tzu explains the importance of being prepared. He points out five essential elements of war: moral influence, weather, terrain, command, and doctrine.
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