Three suggestions rather unlike each other:
Truman Capote | Breakfast at Tiffany's | If you've ever seen Audrey Hepburn's unbelievably perfect portrayal of Holly Golightly in the film classic, then her voice will read this book to you in your mind. At least, that's what happens to us, which is really very pleasant. The story is simple: Holly Golightly ran away from a lonely Arkansas farm, leaving behind her husband and his three children from a previous marriage, to seek her fame and fortune in New York. She becomes a socialite and makes most of her money by dating very wealthy men, who give her tips when she ne... |
Jean Jacques Rousseau | A Discourse on Inequality | What is the origin of inequality among men, and is it authorized by natural law? Rousseau asked this question in 1745, and set about answering it in his A Discourse on Inequality (Penguin Classics)... |
Job | The Book of Job | Many scholars consider the Book of Job the most accomplished work in the Old Testament, from a purely literary point of view. Jewish legend has it that Job was a real person, and that the events portrayed took place over the course of his entire life. The tradition goes on to say that Moses and Solomon both edited it so it would hold together as a story, and they changed it so it seems like all of Job's tribulations take place in a very short period of time. The plot is simple: Satan wants to prove to God that any man can be corrupt... |
