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ere’s our pick of five literary classics guaranteed to be a good read. Bonus: you can order them online from Magrudy’s and Kinokuniya in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, so you don’t even need to leave your couch.
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01 Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
In many ways, this book defined the modern novel – it is considered one of the most sharply written books ever and the language is renowned for its wit and potency. The novel tells the story of the Bennet sisters: five young girls and the adventures that life takes them on as they discover that love is rarely straightforward and often surprising. The love between Mr Darcy and
Elizabeth Bennet has become a relationship archetype in English literature, and this theme of ‘hate until love is realised’ is replicated in many other stories, such as Bridget Jones. Definitely worth a read and there are many movie adaptations to accompany it.
02 The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Widely considered the greatest American novel ever written, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is an
absolute must-read. Set in the roaring 1920s, it follows the characters Nick Caraway, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby and the ostentatiously wild lives of the wealthy. It is a devastating expose of the ‘Jazz Age’, brilliantly capturing the flaws and insincerity of the American Dream through its captivating storyline, while detailing the moral failure of a society obsessed with wealth and social standing.
