Literature lovers and educated people, of course, are familiar with the names of famous writers listed below. But even they cannot say that they have read all their works.
Unfortunately, some of the masterpieces that came out of their pen, remained without the attention of readers and were simply forgotten.
In our article you can find out about 10 little-known works of famous authors that are worth reading.
List
- 10. Benjamin Caverin, “In Front of the Mirror”
- 9. Oscar Wilde, “Ballad of Reading Prison”
- 8. Ray Bradbury, The Masks
- 7. Joseph Brodsky, "Democracy!"
- 6. Francis Scott Fitzgerald, “I Will Die for You”
- 5. Vladimir Nabokov, “Look at the Harlequins”
- 4. Jack London, The Wanderer of the Stars
- 3. Daniel Defoe, “Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe”
- 2. Jerome David Salinger, The Birthday Boy
- 1. Francoise Sagan, “Tears in Red Wine”
10. Veniamin Caverin, “In Front of the Mirror”
The Russian Soviet writer is best known to the world for his novel Two Captains, which was filmed in 1955. The author became a laureate of the Stalin Prize of the second degree. He was also awarded other prizes in the field of literature.
In addition to this book, the writer is the author of numerous other works, including the novel "Before the Mirror", which is familiar to only a small number of readers.
The work tells about the life of Lisa Turaeva, the reliability of the book is added to the description of historical events of those times.
9. Oscar Wilde, “Ballad of Reading Prison”
The works of the English playwright are read all over the world. The author received stunning success thanks to the novel “Portrait of Dorian Gray”.
Also, many literary lovers know by heart the numerous poems and poems of this poet and writer.
But the work "Reading Ballad Prison" somehow escaped their attention. In fact, it is quite insightful, since the author created it, serving a real term in prison, the poem was based on the stories and feelings that he experienced during this period.
8. Ray Bradbury, The Masks
Such works of the classic of scientific literature as “451 degrees Fahrenheit” and “Wine from dandelions” are read with pleasure until now.
But his novel "Masks" was left without due attention from book lovers. It is worth saying that the author constantly postponed work on it, and the book remained unfinished.
The writer’s biographers still managed to restore the novel from fragments from his manuscripts. Echoes of this work can be seen in an earlier cycle of the author’s short stories “Martian Chronicles”.
7. Joseph Brodsky, "Democracy!"
Russian and American playwright, winner of numerous prizes and awards in the field of literature is known in the world as the author of poems. Fans of his work know many of them by heart.
But not everyone is familiar with his plays. One of them is “Democracy!” It was written in 1990-1992, but published much later.
In it, the writer expressed his perception of the events taking place in Russia at that time. There was a breakdown of the Soviet system, a change of power ensued. The poem was not just an actual pamphlet; its creator was seriously afraid of “dehumanization”; these fears inspired him in the situation in the country.
6. Francis Scott Fitzgerald, “I Will Die for You”
Few people are not familiar with the author’s most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, which was filmed 5 times. The writer was considered the brightest representative of the literature of the “lost generation".
But if you read his little-known works, for example, the collection of stories "I will die for you," then you can get acquainted with the other side of his work.
Here the writer's usual style is changing, the author appears to the readers gloomy and gloomy, not at all the same as before, this allows you to look at his personality differently.
5. Vladimir Nabokov, “Look at the Harlequins”
Significant examples of the writer's work are such works as Lolita, Mashenka, Invitation to Execution, Gift, and others.
The novel “Look at Harlequins” was left without attention of readers. The book was the last completed fruit of the author's creative work, created in 1973-1974.
Many literary lovers consider the work as a biography of the writer himself in several countries in which he managed to stay for a long time.
The novel also describes several marriages of the main character, his relationship with lovers.
Despite the many parallels that connect the book and the life of the author himself, the work cannot be called autobiographical, it is more like a parody of an autobiography.
4. Jack London, The Wanderer of the Stars
The writer gained fame as the author of adventure stories and novels. Many literary lovers remember such works as Martin Eden, John Barley Grain, and Sea Wolf.
But the novel "The Wanderer of the Stars", despite the film adaptation, eluded the attention of fans of the writer.
The protagonist of the work is a prisoner. He was sentenced to prison for murder; he is often tortured with a straitjacket. To alleviate his suffering, the character of the book often goes into a kind of trance, which allows him to travel through the stars, recalling his past incarnations.
3. Daniel Defoe, “Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe”
The novel “Robinson Crusoe” brought fame to the English writer and publicist. The book “Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” was not widely distributed among readers, especially in Russia, although the main character of the work lives in this country for several months.
Perhaps the reason for the low fame of the novel lies in its late publication. In Russian, the work was published only in 1971.
2. Jerome David Salinger, The Birthday Boy
The novel "The Catcher in the Rye" is known throughout the world, and the story "Birthday" has never been published. It was created in 1946.
The main character of the work - Ray is being treated at the hospital for alcoholism. On his birthday, a girlfriend comes to him to somehow cheer him up, but he is obsessed with only one desire - to drink.
Researchers of the writer's work suggest that the author himself was not going to publish this story, since his main character had vices, which he did not make the slightest attempt to get rid of.
1. Francoise Sagan, “Tears in Red Wine”
The French writer and author of the novels “Hello, sadness!”, “Do you love Brahms?”, “A little sun in cold water” is known for the clarity of the narrative in his works, the accuracy of the psychological picture.
All her books are written about love and loneliness, dissatisfaction with life. This is also narrated by the collection of her short stories “Tears in Red Wine,” which for some reason remained little known to lovers of the writer's work.