Carlos Leite

15 books

The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima

The Decay of the Angel

The Sea of Fertility #4

Yukio Mishima

236 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada

Every Man Dies Alone

Hans Fallada

544 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Gift by Vladimir Nabokov

The Gift

Vladimir Nabokov

553 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Humiliated and Insulted by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Humiliated and Insulted

Fyodor Dostoevsky

400 pages • first pub 1861 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional sad slow-paced
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov

Invitation to a Beheading

Vladimir Nabokov

192 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Lord Chandos Letter: And Other Writings by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

The Lord Chandos Letter: And Other Writings

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

152 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
Plays and Petersburg Tales: Petersburg Tales; Marriage; The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol

Plays and Petersburg Tales: Petersburg Tales; Marriage; The Government Inspector

Nikolai Gogol

400 pages • first pub 1832 (editions)

fiction classics play dark funny reflective medium-paced
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by R.H. Tawney, Max Weber, Michael D. Coe, Talcott Parsons

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

R.H. Tawney, Max Weber, Michael D. Coe, Talcott Parsons

320 pages • first pub 1904 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

Yukio Mishima

144 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
Strong Opinions by Vladimir Nabokov

Strong Opinions

Vladimir Nabokov

368 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging reflective slow-paced