Books written by male authors (3596)




1943.

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Description:
A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an introduction by Philip Horne. The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, t... continue

1944.

Omeros by Derek Walcott EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
A poem of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, which simultaneously charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events -- the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement -- and the interior, unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile.

1945.

Omon Ra by Viktor Pelevin EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
A satire about the Soviet space program finds Omon, who has dreamed of space flight all of his life, enrolled as a cosmonaut only to learn that his task will be piloting a supposedly unmanned lunar vehicle to the Moon and remaining there to die.

1946.

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
It is July 1962. Florence is a talented musician who dreams of a career on the concert stage and of the perfect life she will create with Edward, an earnest young history student who unexpectedly won her heart.

1947.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous : A Novel by Ocean Vuong EN

Rating: 4 (33 votes)
Country: Asia / Vietnam flag Vietnam
Description:
An instant New York Times Bestseller! Longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction, the Carnegie Medal in Fiction, the 2019 Aspen Words Literacy Prize, and the PEN/Hemingway Debut Novel Award Shortlisted for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Winner of the 2019 New England Book Award for Fiction! Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Vulture, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Oprah.com, Huffington Post, The A.V. Club, Nylon, The Week, The Rumpus, The Millions, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, and more. “A lyrical work of self-di... continue
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1948.

On Job by Gustavo Gutiérrez EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
Description:
One of this century's most eminent theologians addresses the eternal questions of the relationship of good and evil, linking the story of Job to the lives of the poor and oppressed of our world.

1949.

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill EN

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In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.

1950.

On s'habitue aux fins du monde by Martin Page FR

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Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
Le soir même où Elias, jeune producteur de cinéma à qui tout réussit, reçoit un prix, il jette le trophée dans la Seine. Clarisse, son amie, l'a quitté. Lorsque Caldeira, un réalisateur charismatique, le met à la porte, Elias commence à prendre conscience des fictions de son existence. De désillusions en déceptions, le jeune homme va tenter de découvrir qui il est et ce qu'il veut. Il découvre qu'il n'est pas très différent des personnages désespérés qui l'entourent... La grâce et la possibilité du bonheur arrivent sous la forme d'une jeune écrivaine qui tente de mettre fin à ses jours à chaqu... continue