GILAS INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE

Brontë Sisters

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë were part of a family of six siblings.

Charlotte Brontë

Known by the pen name Currer Bell, she married her father's assistant and died at age 38.

Jane Eyre

A novel by Charlotte Brontë published in 1847, following the life of Jane who overcomes a traumatic childhood.

Emily Brontë

Wrote Wuthering Heights under the pen name Ellis Bell and died of tuberculosis at 30.

Wuthering Heights

A novel by Emily Brontë published in 1847, centered on the romance between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff.

Anne Brontë

Under the pen name Acton Bell, she published The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and died of tuberculosis at 29.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

One of the first feminist novels by Anne Brontë, published in 1848.

Agnes Grey

A novel by Anne Brontë published in 1847 about a governess's experiences with a rebellious family.

Pride and Prejudice

A novel published in 1813 by Jane Austen that follows the lives of the Bennet sisters.

Dracula

A novel by Bram Stoker about Jonathan Harker's encounter with Count Dracula in Transylvania.

The Catcher in the Rye

A novel by J.D. Salinger narrating the experiences of Holden Caulfield, who struggles with growing up.

Lord of the Flies

A satirical novel by William Golding about boys stranded on an island that devolve into savagery.

Little Women

A novel by Louisa May Alcott depicting the lives and struggles of the March sisters during the Civil War.

Emma

A novel by Jane Austen published in 1815, about Emma Woodhouse's matchmaking and personal growth.

The Scarlet Letter

A novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne set in 1700s Puritan Massachusetts, focusing on Hester Prynne and her affair.

Anna Karenina

A novel by Leo Tolstoy published in 1877 about a woman trapped in a tumultuous love affair.

Tuesdays with Morrie

A memoir by Mitch Albom, detailing lessons learned from his old professor dying of ALS.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

A classic novel by Mark Twain about Huck Finn's adventure down the Mississippi River.

The Time Machine

A science fiction novel by H.G. Wells where the protagonist travels to a distant future.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that exposed the horrors of slavery in America.

A Study in Scarlet

The first Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring Dr. John Watson and Sherlock Holmes.

Crime and Punishment

A psychological novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about Rodion Raskolnikov and the moral dilemmas of crime.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

A novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that chronicles the fortune and misfortunes of the Buendía family.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde's novel about Dorian Gray's Faustian bargain with his portrait.

The Count of Monte Cristo

A novel by Alexandre Dumas about revenge and redemption.

Sense and Sensibility

A novel by Jane Austen focusing on the lives and romantic pursuits of the Dashwood sisters.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

A fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll about a girl's adventures in a bizarre world.

Frankenstein

A novel by Mary Shelley, subtitled The Modern Prometheus, exploring themes of creation and responsibility.

Madame Bovary

A novel by Gustave Flaubert about a woman's quest for romance and fulfillment.

Moby-Dick

A novel by Herman Melville about Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for revenge against the white whale.

War and Peace

A historical novel by Leo Tolstoy that intertwines the lives of families during the Napoleonic era.

The Brothers Karamazov

A philosophical novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky covering themes of faith, free will, and morality.

Of Mice and Men

A novella by John Steinbeck about the struggles of two displaced ranch workers during the Great Depression.

Beloved

A novel by Toni Morrison exploring the legacy of slavery in America.

The Color Purple

A novel by Alice Walker that addresses themes of race, gender, and the power of female solidarity.

Brave New World

A dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley critiquing modernity and conformity.

The Secret Garden

A children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett about a hidden garden and the healing power of nature.

Things Fall Apart

A novel by Chinua Achebe addressing the impact of colonialism on African society.

Animal Farm

A satire by George Orwell representing the Russian Revolution through allegorical animals.

The Old Man and The Sea

A novella by Ernest Hemingway about an aging fisherman's struggle for a catch.

The Cask of Amontillado

A chilling tale by Edgar Allan Poe about revenge and retribution.

Red, White, and Royal Blue

Casey mcquiston

Normal people

Sally Rooney

Before the Coffee gets cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

Atomic Habits

James Clear

I’m Glad my Mom Died

Jenette McCurdy

It Starts With Us

Colleen Hoover

It ends with Us

Colleen Hoover

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Verity

Colleen Hoover

Bunny

Mona Awad

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa MOshfegh

The Secret History

Donne Tartt

Milk and Honey

Rupi Kaur

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

The Book of Han

by Ban Gu

Records of the Grand Historian

Sima Qian

The Journey to the West (Sun Wu Kong) with (Tang Sanzang)

Wu Cheng'en