Ernst van Altena

15 books

The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera

The Art of the Novel

Milan Kundera

176 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging reflective slow-paced
The Blood of Others by Simone de Beauvoir

The Blood of Others

Simone de Beauvoir

240 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

521 pages • first pub 1390 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging funny slow-paced
Fabian: The Story of a Moralist by Erich Kästner

Fabian: The Story of a Moralist

Erich Kästner

177 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics reflective medium-paced
Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

Johnny Got His Gun

Dalton Trumbo

309 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time by Dava Sobel

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time

Dava Sobel

191 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative inspiring medium-paced
The Man Who Planted Trees: One of the most pressing stories of our time by Jean Giono

The Man Who Planted Trees: One of the most pressing stories of our time

Jean Giono

56 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics short stories emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced
The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir

The Mandarins

The Mandarins #1-2

Simone de Beauvoir

608 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
Reynard the Fox: A New Translation by Willem die Madocke maecte

Reynard the Fox: A New Translation

Willem die Madocke maecte

256 pages • first pub 1250 (editions)

fiction classics literary poetry reflective slow-paced
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men #1

Jerome K. Jerome

264 pages • first pub 1889 (editions)

fiction classics literary funny lighthearted fast-paced