All the classics I read last year in my quest of being a well-read woman
Sections
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Russian classics
Nordic classics
Russian classics
A controversial book, but beautifully written. This book relates the "love story" (disgusting) between a man and his young step-daughter
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
A short novella, perfect entryway to Russian literature. It is entertaining, even funny at times while being thought provoking. It is mainly about a man going on a night out with some old school classmates, but being extremely badly behaved
Notes from the underground, by Fyodor Dostoievski
Nordic classics
A 20th century Danish classic. It is a historical fiction about a scholar and the King of Denmark, and the way their lives kept crossing paths until becoming entertwined. Epic and poetic
The Fall of the King by Johannes V. Jensen
Another Danish classic. The slow descent to alcoholism and madness of a journalist in Copenhagen. A great read with a good plot, entertaining and modern
