Of all the works of world literature, it would be easy to make a list of hundreds and even thousands of the best. Some of them are compulsory for studying in school, you get acquainted with other authors in conscious life, and sometimes you carry through favorite works through life. Every year new books are being written written by no less talented authors, many of them are successfully screened, and it seems that prints are a thing of the past. But, despite this, the best works of world literature remain for the modern reader always interesting and relevant.
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"Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen
This novel today could be called female, if not for the skill and special ironic syllable of the author. Jane Austen very accurately conveys the whole atmosphere that prevailed at that time in aristocratic English society. The book touches upon such problems that remain relevant always: upbringing, marriage, morality, education. The novel, published only 15 years after writing, completes the top-10 of the best works of world literature.
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"The Great Gatsby" F. Scott Fitzgerald
Thanks to the novel, the reader manages to plunge into the era that was entrenched after the First World War in the United States. This work of world literature describes not only the cheerful and carefree life of rich American youth, but also its other side. The author shows that the protagonist of the novel, Jay Gatsby, squandered his abilities and irrepressible energy for empty purposes: a chic life and a stupid spoiled woman. The book gained special popularity in the 50s of the last century. In many English-speaking countries of the world the work is included in the literature course, which is obligatory for studying.
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"Lolita" V.V. Nabokov
The book is based on the history of the relationship between an adult man in love and a twelve-year-old girl. The immoral way of life of the main hero Humbert and young Lolita does not bring them happiness and leads to a tragic ending. The work was successfully screened several times and is still considered one of the best in the world literature. Scandalous novel, which simultaneously with problems brought to the author fame and prosperity, in different years was banned for publication in France, England, South Africa, Argentina, New Zealand.
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"Hamlet" William Shakespeare
This is one of the best works of not only literature but also world drama. The plot of the play is based on the tragic story of the Danish prince, who wants to take revenge on his uncle for killing the father of the king. The first production of the work on the stage dates back to 1600.The shadow of Hamlet's father was played by Shakespeare himself. Only in Russian, the tragedy was translated more than 30 times. In different countries of the world the product is realized and is popular, both in theatrical productions and on the screen.
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"Crime and Punishment" FM Dostoyevsky
The author in his philosophical and psychological novel touches on the issues of good and evil, freedom, morality and responsibility. The protagonist of the play, Rodion Raskolnikov, commits a murder for the sake of possible wealth, but his conscience begins to pursue him. A poor student first hides his profit, and then confesses to a crime. Raskolnikov was sentenced to eight years of hard labor, his beloved Sonia Marmeladova is coming to help him. This work is compulsory for studying in the school course of literature.
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"Odyssey" Homer
The second work of the ancient Greek poet Homer, written in the VIII century BC, laid the foundation for all world literature. The work tells about the life of the mythical hero Odysseus, who returns to the Ithaca after the Trojan War, where his wife Penelope is waiting. On the way of the hero-navigator warn of the danger, but the irresistible desire to be at home with the family, as well as intelligence, prudence, resourcefulness, cunning help him to emerge victorious in battles and return to his wife. In different years, Homer's poem was recognized as the best, among other works of world literature.
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"In search of lost time" Marcel Proust
The main work of the modern writer's life is a seven-volume epic, called one of the best works of the XX century. All the novels of the cycle are semi-autobiographical. Prototypes of heroes were people from the real environment of the writer. All volumes were published in France from 1913 to 1927, the last three of them were published after the author's death. The work is considered a classic of French literature, and has been translated into several languages of the world.
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"Madame Bovary" Gustave Flaub
One of the key works of the realism era was first published in France in 1856.A feature of the novel is the use in its writing of elements of literary naturalism. The author has so clearly drawn all the details in the appearance and character of people that in his work there are no good heroes left. According to most modern publications, the work "Madame Bovary" is among the top three in the world literature. Same noted I.S.Turgenev, who was a fan of creativity prose writer-realist Gustave Flaubert.
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"War and Peace" by L. N. Tolstoy
Roman epic of the great Russian writer LN Tolstoy. Tolstoy since its first publication and to this day is considered a masterpiece of world literature. The book is striking in its scale. The work shows the life of different layers of Russian society in the era of the Napoleonic wars of 1905-1912.The author, as a connoisseur of the psychology of his people, was able to accurately reflect these features in the character and behavior of his characters. It is known that the handwritten text of the novel is more than 5 thousand pages. The work "War and Peace" was translated into different languages and was screened more than 10 times.
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"The clever hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha" Miguel de Cervantes
The work that topped the list is considered to be a bestseller of world literature. The main character of the novel, created by the Spanish writer, more than once became a prototype of the works of other authors. The personality of Don Quixote has always been under the scrutiny and study of literary critics, philosophers, world literature classics and critics. Carrying out Cervantes about the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza was screened more than 50 times, and in Moscow in honor of the main character was even opened a virtual museum.
