Editor Eric's The Greatest Literature of All Time

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The Greatest Literature of All Times, Types and Places Years of research have culminated in Editor Eric's current list of the world's 999 greatest literary works from 2100 BCE to the twenty-first century CE. Select the "Greatest Literature" on this or any page. Also, check the lists of the greatest novels, novellas, short stories, and plays—plus the top science fiction, fantasy, and crime or mystery works. On all lists, you can click links to Eric's more than 500 commentaries on authors, books, translations and adaptations of great literature. Latest Commentaries on Books and Authors The good bad boy In this world the escapades of young Tom Sawyer are recounted in the shadow cast by his more famous friend, Huckleberry Finn. Yet, during author Mark Twain's life, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was his most popular work. Which should not surprise us. Today Twain is known and revered for his abrasive wit, his deft parody, his.... The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The philosopher who would be king It is hard to know how to classify the philosophical classic Republic, or any writing by Plato, as literature. Or even to know whether it is a literary work. It's published writing, so it is literature in the broadest sense. But does it deserve a place among the novels, stories, plays and poetry we consider creative literature? Like most of Plato's works.... Republic The burden of reading Kipling's masterwork If Rudyard Kipling were to publish his most acclaimed novel today, he would likely face more than the usual charges of colonialism and imperialism that have been levelled at him through much of the twentieth century. No doubt he would also be attacked for cultural appropriation in Kim, maybe even racism. For in this era it is hard to read some parts of Kim.... Kim What we see in the dark Blindness may be the most popular of José Saramago's novels, possibly because it is one of his easiest to get into. From the beginning the plot reads like a mysterious science fiction story—one of those tales in which a virus or unseen enemy gradually takes over. But rather than focus on humanity's resistance to this mysterious phenomenon.... Blindness Re-riding the mystery train A lot of mystery novels don't stand up to repeated readings. Makes sense. Once you know the ending—once the mystery has been solved—the tension in the slow buildup to the conclusion is dissipated. Plot holes and thin characterizations, overlooked in the first rush to resolution, become glaringly obvious the second time through. Best to close.... Murder on the Orient Express At ease in the off-centre José Saramago may be the most interesting writer of the late-twentieth century and early years of the next. And possibly the most bewildering. He was a hardline communist whose work was hailed by such establishment critics as the late Harold Bloom who once ranked him among the world's few living geniuses. Trained as a mechanic and metalworker.... José Saramago Too many stupid people The novel Make Room! Make Room! was published right in the middle of the boom in warnings about overpopulation and depletion of resources in the 1960s and early 1970s. It actually preceded a number of nonfictional works, like The Population Bomb (1968) and The Limits to Growth (1972), that raised the alarm. In fact, Harry Harrison says.... Make Room! Make Room! Emotional and intellectual roller coaster It's hard not to think "classic" as you're reading Atonement. Especially in the first half with its scenes of country estate life, reminiscent of Jane Austen or the Brontë novels, as experienced through the perspective of a thirteen-year-old girl, Briony Tallis. The epigraph to Ian McEwan's novel is actually a passage from Northanger Abbey, introducing.... Atonement Kind hearts and a mother's wisdom All fiction—all art or entertainment really—is either disturbing or comforting. Most both disturbs and comforts in varying measures. It's why we read: to experience ups and down of life besides our own. Some works create tensions and dangers to stir us up and then resolve them happily to relieve us. Others keep digging to awaken.... Little Women The mind games of Maigret My Friend Maigret is often ranked among the best of Georges Simenon's Inspector Maigret crime works, if not the best. Which is curious because the novel is somewhat of an anomaly—not the usual Maigret. Which, come to think of it, may not be so strange after all. This short novel's differences from all the other short Maigret novels.... My Friend Maigret Containing the crazyJohn Irving writes big books. Yes, long novels—longer than most contemporary works you find on the bestseller lists. But big in so many other ways. Big characters, big themes of the day, big and sprawling stories. And, most gloriously, he's got that knack of creating worlds. Give the first fifty pages—sometimes the first five pages of almost any.... John Irving See full menu of Recent Commentaries Genres and extras The greatest crime works of all time Editor Eric's list of the 199 greatest works of crime, mystery and detective fiction. Evidence from two hundred years of writing has been sifted and countless witnesses (readers, writers and critics) have been questioned to solve the mystery: what are the greatest stories and novels ever published in this still very popular genre? The greatest SF works of all time Editor Eric's list of the 199 greatest works of speculative and science fiction—the greatest SF stories and novels published on this planet at least. The earliest, believe it or not, was first printed in 1638 and involved a flight to the moon. The latest of the greatest take us well into the twenty-first century. The greatest fantasy literature of all time Editor Eric's list of the 99 greatest works of fantasy, featuring the greatest stories and novels published in this burgeoning genre. The oldest works go back to ancient times and it's had a persistent following through the centuries. But it's really taken off in recent decades. Movies (and TV series) for great book lovers Faithful adaptations or completely different art form? A guide to more than 200 films, film series and television productions based on the greatest works of literature reviewed on these pages. From the serious to the silly, from the authentic to the awful. The Greatest Canadian Literature The best novels, drama and poetry from writers in the Great White North, plus commentaries on selected books and Canadian authors. Canadian literature started obscurely in the early nineteenth century, but since the mid-twentieth century it's ranked among the best—and most acclaimed—in the world. Toronto Reads Eric's reviews of Toronto-related books, as published in Streeter and Town Crier community newspapers. Recent reviews: Difficult People No Time to Bury Them The Girl in a Coma Take Us to Your Chief The Mousehouse Years The Hungry Ghosts Writing Gordon Lightfoot

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