Literary fiction

7 books

East of EdenIsa Glenn · 1932This 1932 novel by Isa Glenn follows Eva Litchfield, an emotionally distant woman novelist whose marriage to architect Nicholas Van Suydam is doomed to unhappiness, as recounted by a friend amid the gossip of New York's literary circle.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

I am a womanAnn Bannon · 1959A 1959 paperback novel by Ann Bannon about Laura Landon, a young woman who leaves her controlling father in Chicago to start an independent life in New York, where she takes a job as a secretary and searches for friendship and freedom.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Terminal CompromiseWinn Schwartau · 1993A 1993 techno-thriller novel by computer security expert Winn Schwartau, in which a Japanese industrialist plots revenge against the United States by having computer terrorists attack the nation's economic and technological infrastructure, while a reporter and FBI agent uncover the plot.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The bar actBud La Mar · 1935A 1935 rodeo story by Bud La Mar about trick rider Len Carter, whose new stunts have grown tiresome to rivals, and the mystery surrounding his latest act that leaves fellow competitors desperate to learn what it is before the contest.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The bitter tea of General YenGrace Zaring Stone · 1930A 1930 illustrated novel by Grace Zaring Stone set in Shanghai, following Megan, a young Englishwoman newly arrived in the French Concession, whose encounters with Chinese neighbors and Western residents reveal the cultural tensions of the setting.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The wheel of earthHelga Sandburg · 1958A 1958 novel about Ellen Gaddy, a sixteen-year-old girl growing up on her family's Kentucky farm, where she tends animals, performs chores, and deals with loneliness within her family. Folk songs and rural life permeate the story.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The woman of AndrosThornton Wilder · 1930A 1930 novel by Thornton Wilder, based partly on Terence's comedy Andria, set among Greek island families. It concerns a father's hopes for his son's marriage and the islanders' fascination with a mysterious woman from Andros.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية