The Fall of Paris
5 best books like The Fall of Paris (Ilya Ehrenburg): Mao's Great Famine: The History Of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62, White Nights, Electra, Estado y revolución, Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü
Mao's Great Famine: The History Of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
Author | Frank Dikötter |
ISBN | 0747595089 |
Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up and overtake Britain in less than 15 years. The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives....
White Nights, is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was published in 1848. Set in St. Petersburg, this is the story of a young man fighting his inner restlessness. A light and tender narrative, it delves into the torment and guilt of unrequited love. Both protagonists suffer from a deep sense of alienation...
Author | Sophocles |
ISBN | 1854597566 |
While I loved the dialogue, the pacing of this Hamlet and Antigone caper was a bit rushed. The chorus was particularly effective, the atmosphere resonates with revenge. Electra pines but does not waste. Her timid sister cringes in comparison to this inferno of vengeance. Then suddenly she has a cohort...
If you happen to get the version which has a forward by Richard Pipes, I strongly suggest reading the text of Vladimir Lenin first, maybe Google or Wikipedia some of the historical references, and draw your own conclusion. Richard Pipes is your classical establishment propaganda clerk who's job is...
Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü
Author | Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar |
Şiirlerinde sembolist bir dil kullanan Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar romanlarında gerçekçi ve sosyal sorunlara eğilen bir tarzı tercih etmiştir.
Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü Türk insanının doğu ve batı arasında bocalamasını irdeleyen bir başucu romanıdır.
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