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Unlock the more straightforward side of The First Man with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The First Man by Albert Camus, which tells the true story of the father he never knew and his search to discover what sort of man he had been, in order to find himself. The incomplete manuscript was found in the mud following Camus's fatal car crash in 1960, and was later published by his daughter....
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Q & A with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Q & A by Vikas Swarup, which tells the story of an uneducated young Indian man who unexpectedly wins a fortune on a quiz show. Accused of cheating, he is forced to explain how he knew the answer to each question by retelling the story of his life so far. While readers may not be familiar with its original...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, which tells the riveting tale of a man whose ship sinks during a voyage. He manages to swim to a desert island but is the only survivor and so spends the next three decades all alone on the island. But is he...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Sentimental Education with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents the story of Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert, describing the experiences of a young lawyer, Frederick Moreau, who is indecisive about where he wants his future to lead him, and becomes perpetually distracted by his fortune and his illicit infatuation with Madame Arnoux. The novel is considered...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Death Is My Trade with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Death is My Trade by Robert Merle, a brilliant novel in which the author, inspired by his own experience of imprisonment in Germany and the accounts of the Nuremberg trials, chooses to look at the horror of the death camps from the perspective of an S.S. officer. An intriguing psychological...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Persuasion with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Persuasion by Jane Austen, which tells the story of a young woman who had to refuse a proposal from the man she loved for practical reasons, and is reunited with him eight years later. This gripping love story is set in the Georgian era and the world-famous author realistically depicts the condition...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Man Who Wanted to Be Happy with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Man Who Wanted to Be Happy by Laurent Gounelle, which follows a middle-aged schoolteacher called Julian as he takes a break from his uneventful life with a month-long holiday. Although he thinks that he is happy, a series of conversations with a world-renowned Balinese sage...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Macbeth with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a world famous tragedy and a gripping story of murder and fate, in which a man's thirst for power leads to his downfall. Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest writer in the English language and his timeless classics continue to be performed and loved around the...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Matilda with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Matilda by Roald Dahl, the story of a young girl with a passion for reading, something which her parents simply cannot understand. She discovers that she has incredible powers and decides to use them to save her favourite teacher, and the whole school, from their terrifying head teacher, Miss Trunchbull....
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Oliver Twist with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, which is still a classic of English literature today. This gripping novel tells the story of a good-hearted orphan whose fate is in the hands of untrustworthy people and he has to quickly learn how to survive in London, dodging criminals and police alike. The novel...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Trainspotting with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, a cult novel following a group of men and women in a working-class area of Edinburgh who live lives blighted by poverty, violence and drug addiction. The novel's main character is Mark Renton, who feels that his life is essentially meaningless, is increasingly estranged...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, which follows the inmates at a psychiatric hospital as they begin to push back against the oppressive system that aims to crush their spirits and stifle their individuality. Until the arrival of the rebellious McMurphy, the patients...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Time Regained with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Time Regained by Marcel Proust, which follows the narrator as he observes the changes that time has wrought in both his acquaintances and society as a whole, reflects on the role of the writer and of literature in general, and explores the power of involuntary memory to unlock the past. Time Regained...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Slow Waltz of Turtles with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Slow Waltz of Turtles by Katherine Pancol, the sequel to the hit novel The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles. This new instalment is just as action-packed as its predecessor and features many of the same captivating characters, including the talented but self-doubting Joséphine, her headstrong...
15) Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Lady Windermere's Fan with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, which tells the story of the recently married Lady Windermere, who begins to suspect her husband of having an affair with the notorious Mrs. Erlynne. Through a series of misunderstandings, secrets and lies, it is revealed that there is indeed a connection...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of What the Day Owes the Night with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of What the Day Owes the Night by Yasmina Khadra, which chronicles the life of an Algerian boy torn between two worlds: his roots as an Arab, and the pied-noir community he has been adopted into. His quest to discover his own identity and a place where he truly belongs spans decades,...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Othello with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare, which recounts the tragic downfall of the Venetian general Othello, who is notable for being one of the few black protagonists in early English-language fiction. Having married the beautiful young Desdemona just before the start of the play, Othello's marital bliss is...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Hernani with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Hernani by Victor Hugo, which tells the story of the titular bandit as he tries to be with the woman he loves, Donna Sol. Given that Donna Sol is already engaged to her uncle and Hernani must live life as an outlaw, their relationship seems impossible, and the happiness they have long yearned for is...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of the Essays with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of the Essays of Michel de Montaigne, a detailed and wide-ranging work of self-examination which documents the author's thought processes as he searches for truth and wisdom about himself and the human condition as a whole. This landmark work, which brings together reflections on topics including the...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Silk with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Silk by Alessandro Baricco, which tells the story of Hervé Joncour, a French silkworm merchant during the 19th century. Following an epidemic which infects silkworm eggs across the world, he is forced to travel to Japan to continue his trade. He meets a woman there that fascinates him, and he returns numerous...
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