What is your favorite literature book?

Narcissus and Goldmund by Herman Hesse. I don't remember the translation edition off the top of my head but I feel as though most should do. Also, Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. Hard to pick between the two. The latter has a more positive ending than the former that's for sure, but the former left a deep impact on me and my search for meaning. I would almost say the latter was my answer to the former anf it's happy coincidence that I read them in that order.

 

I have fond memories of Edgar Allen Poe stories too. Reading, I think it was the masquerade or the red mask? Something like that. Around the fire with my brother and friend. Simpler times.

 

What is considered literature? Novels and such?

 

Hmmmm I'm not big on novels.
I'm more of an "educational" literature kind of person.

Because I don't know, those books like The Art of War, The book of five rings, Biographies, and others purely study material or scientific divulgation ones counts?

 

Quite possibly The extracellular matrix and ground regulations - Alfred Pischinger

But also the Daodejing, or The book of the five rings.

Depends a lot of the context and genre, another silly personal favourite is The Good Luck - Alex Rovira

 

I hadn't been reading many books in recent years. But I'm making a habit of reading recently. I'm into classics for now. I like historical fiction too. Last year I enjoyed reading A Morbid Taste for Bones, a historical mystery set in the 11 or 12 century in England/Wales. Till I read a huge number of British classics, I won't look at other fictions much.

I have difficulty in reading novels, since I am not a native English speaker. Recently I read Pride & Prejudice which was very hard for me to understand the complex sentences.

What is The complete tales of Edgar Allan Poe about?

 

Try Jeffrey Archer. His novels are the best.
One of the memorable novels I have read is "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte.

 

I thought it's an actual title. Just looked it up. Sounds like it is very applauded...

If you are a native English speaker, be happy! Take the opportunity and read as much as you can.

 

@Hadrian3 what is your native language? I find it humorous, most of my favorite literary works actually aren't English. My two picks were by a German and Russian author haha.

 

I do not read literature.
Atm i'm reading a bok in italian "Bloody easter"

It's about Askenazi jews ritual killings of christian babies in history.

 

Good point. It's Persian. You mean you're English speaker and like stuff in other languages?

I'm into Japanese too and have some Japanese novels in my to-read list. One of them is a novel called The Tale of Genji (widely known as the world's first novel). There are plenty of different translations of it in English, but I think it's not translated in Persian. Meaning, even I want to read other stuff, still knowing English helps much! No matter what you want to read, you'll always find some quality sources / translations of it in English. Although, I'd prefer to read stuff in their original language if possible.

Also I personally enjoy reading stuff in English. I also read it to improve my English!

 

The Stranger-Albert Camus

 

Crime and Punishment or The Master and Margarita.