Carlos Leite

14 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

403 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 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
Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918 by Katja Hoyer

Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

Katja Hoyer

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced