Glory

A novel by the author of "Mary", "The Eye", "The Real Life of Sebastian Knight", "Transparent Things" and "Lolita".

vladimir-nabokov

Penguin Twentieth-Century Clas

The author uses "camera eye" and "newsreel" sections to create a fragmented yet naturalistic atmosphere. The testimony of the numerous characters, both fictional and historical, gradually builds up a composite picture of American society in the first quarter of the 20th century.

U.S.A. (Twentieth Century Classics S.)

Passos, John dos.

The Counterfeiters

'It's only after our death that we shall really be able to hear'. The measured tone of hopeless nihilism that pervades "The Counterfeiters" quickly shatters any image of Andre Gide as the querulous and impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. In sharp and brilliant prose a seedy, cynical and gratuitously alarming narrative is developed, involving a wide range of otherwise harmless and mainly middle-to-upper-class Parisians. But the setting could be anywhere. From puberty through adolescence to death, "The Counterfeiters" is a rare encyclopedia of human disorder, weakness and despair.

Literature & Fiction

André Gide

Contemporary

Dorothy Parker, more than any of her contemporaries, captured the spirit of her age in her writing. The decadent 1920S and 1930s in New York were a time of great experiment and daring for women. For the rich, life seemed a continual party, but the excesses took their emotional toll. With a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle. Her own life exemplified this duality, for a while she was one of the most talked-about women of her day, she was also known as a "masochist whose passion for unhappiness knew no bounds". As philosopher Irwin Edman said, she was "a Sappho who could combine a heartbreak with a wisecrack". Her dissection of the jazz age in poetry and prose is collected in this volume along with articles and reviews.

The Collected Dorothy Parker (Twentieth Century Classics)

Humor & Entertainment

DOROTHY PARKER

Humor

Follows a man's thoughts and dreams during a single night. It is also a book that participates in the re-reading of Irish history that was part of the revival of the early 20th century. The author also wrote "Ulysses", "Dubliners" and "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man".

Finnegans Wake (Twentieth Century Classics)

James, Joyce

Genre Fiction

Evelyn Waugh's Mediterranean journal, Labels, was first published in 1930 and offers a highly entertaining portrait of the Englishman abroad.

Labels: A Mediterranean Journal (Penguin Modern Classics)

Travel

EVELYN WAUGH

Travel Writing

More Die of Heartbreak (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)

BELLOW, SAUL.

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Penguin Twentieth-Century Clas publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Penguin Twentieth-Century Clas