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Great Short Books

Books discussed or listed in Kenneth C. Davis's book Great Short Books: A Year of Reading -- Briefly.
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The Abbess of Crewe (Muriel Spark)
The Abbess of Crewe
Muriel Spark
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Accabadora (Michela Murgia)
Accabadora
Michela Murgia
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Agostino (Alberto Moravia)
Agostino
Alberto Moravia
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)
Amsterdam
Ian McEwan
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
Jacqueline Woodson
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The Aspern Papers (Henry James)
The Aspern Papers
Henry James
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Carson McCullers
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Bartleby the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby the Scrivener
Herman Melville
12
Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez)
Before We Were Free
Julia Alvarez
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Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There
Jerzy Kosinski
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Big Boy Leaves Home (Richard Wright)
Big Boy Leaves Home
Richard Wright
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
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Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd
Herman Melville
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Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
Fae Myenne Ng
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Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
Françoise Sagan
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Cain (José Saramago)
Cain
José Saramago
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The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
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Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
Voltaire
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Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
Jean Toomer
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Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
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Cheri (Colette)
Cheri
Colette
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Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
Cormac McCarthy
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Chocky (John Wyndham)
Chocky
John Wyndham
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The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
John Wyndham
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers
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Corregidora
Corregidora
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The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
Thomas Pynchon
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Daisy Miller (Henry James)
Daisy Miller
Henry James
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Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
Octavia Butler
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Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
Thomas Mann
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Leo Tolstoy
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Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill
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The Dry Heart (Natalia Ginzburg)
The Dry Heart
Natalia Ginzburg
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