Agamemnon's Daughter: A Novella and Stories

7 best books like Agamemnon's Daughter: A Novella and Stories (Ismail Kadare): Cycle of the Werewolf, The Ragazzi, The Hound of Death, The Visit, Someone I Loved (Je l'aimais), The Unexpected Guest, The Weekend

Cycle of the Werewolf
AuthorStephen King
ISBN0451822196
The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of ecstatic agony from the woman attacked in her snug bedroom.

Now scenes of unbelieving horror come each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker...
AuthorPier Paolo Pasolini
An unsentimental depiction of the poverty and chaotic lives of those in the slums of 1950s postwar Rome, this novel follows Ricetto, an Italian youth, and his gang who survive by their wits, their cruelty, and their instincts for survival. Their lives are shaped by hunger, theft, betrayal, and prostitution,...
The Hound of Death
AuthorAgatha Christie
ISBN0007154879
This is definitely lower tier Agatha Christie, one can see these being published in magazines for a quick read. The mediums, psychics were a strong part of the zeitgeist, séances pop up as plot elements & ways to resolve mysteries quite frequently. These were ok to read one at a time, I read one before...
The Visit
AuthorFriedrich Dürrenmatt
ISBN0802130666
This is the first complete English translation of the play that many critics consider to be Durrenmatt's finest work. Unlike an earlier version adapted for the English-language stage, this translation adheres faithfully to the author's original play as it was published and performed in German.

The...
Someone I Loved (Je l'aimais)
AuthorAnna Gavalda
ISBN1594480419


Forever Leaving You Wanting Just One More Moment, 21 Feb 2006


"So love is just bullshit" That's it? It never works out?"
"Of course it works out. But you have to fight.."
"Fight how?"
"Every day you have to fight a bit. A little bit each day, with the courage to be yourself,...
The Unexpected Guest
AuthorCharles Osborne
ISBN0312975120
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time with her works outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. She is regarded by generations of fans as the greatest mystery writer ever, and her novels are read and cherished the world over.

A thriller as well as a puzzler set in a foggy...
The Weekend
AuthorCharlotte Wood
Winner of the 2016 Stella Prize and Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction for THE NATURAL WAY OF THINGS Charlotte Wood's THE WEEKEND, in which three friends in their 70s gather for a last weekend at the former holiday home of a mutual friend who has recently died, where they confront betrayals that...
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