IMPORTANT WORK SERIES BY CHAUDHURY SAHAB ( FOUNDER WONDERING MINDS )


# "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
 (1818): A Gothic science fiction novel that explores themes of creation, identity, and morality through the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation.

# "Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust (1913): The first volume of Proust's monumental novel, "In Search of Lost Time" (also known as "Remembrance of Things Past"), which delves into themes of memory, love, and the passage of time.

# "The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane (1895): A gripping war novel that follows the experiences of a young soldier, Henry Fleming, during the American Civil War, examining the psychological toll of battle and the search for courage.

#"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1880): A philosophical novel that delves into the lives of the Karamazov brothers, exploring themes of faith, morality, and the nature of evil.

# "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin (1899): A groundbreaking novel that explores the theme of female independence and self-discovery through the story of Edna Pontellier, who challenges societal expectations in the conservative Creole society of Louisiana.

#"The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy (1886): A tragic novel that follows the downfall of Michael Henchard, a man who sells his wife and child in a moment of drunkenness and later faces the consequences of his actions.

# "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde (1890): A Gothic novel that examines the corruption of the soul and the pursuit of pleasure through the story of Dorian Gray, whose portrait ages while he remains eternally youthful.

#"The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov (written in the 1930s; published posthumously in 1967): A satirical and fantastical novel that intertwines the story of the devil's visit to Moscow with the tale of Pontius Pilate, exploring themes of good and evil, freedom, and artistic censorship.

#"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez (1967): Although published in the 20th century, this magical realist novel spans generations and tells the story of the Buendía family, exploring themes of time, fate, and the cyclical nature of life.

#"Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens (1855-1857): A novel that satirizes the bureaucracy and corruption of Victorian society, depicting the struggles and triumphs of its titular character, Amy Dorrit, against the backdrop of debtors' prisons and social inequality.


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