What books do you recommend...?

Question

I'm heading to Thailand soon for several months, then I plan to travel more broadly. I'd like to read modern Western classics (Nabokov, Joyce, etc.) to improve my general literary competence. My favorite books are:

Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)

Dream Novel (Arthur Schnitzler)

Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Nietzsche)

A Farewell to Arms (Hemingway)

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Answer 1

nectar in a sieve(kamala markyanda)

good earth(pearl s buck)

Answer 2

For a slightly more alt.modern classic lit, you might want to read "The Gormenghast Trilogy" by Mervin Peake.  The books are: "Titus Groan,"

"Gormenghast, " and "Titus Alone." Peake never finished the entire series.  He died in a mental institute.

Also try "Omeros" by Dennis Wallcot.  It's a Caribbean take on "The Odyssey  

Answer 3

i can highly recommend the following book if you plan to travel it is a very intellectual read i hope you like it. Rethinking Context

By Alessandro Duranti.

Answer 4

You should definitely read Lolita if you're interested in Nabokov.  How about some Tolstoy or Faulkner?  If you haven't already read it, I would suggest the Sound and the Fury.

Have a great trip to Thailand!  I'm jealous! :)