TOP 14 books everyone should read

TOP-14 includes the most famous works of foreign and domestic writers. Each of the works contains a deep meaning, morality ... Something in them does not allow us to tear ourselves away from reading. Any of these works is worth reading several times in your life.

No. 14 “Alice in Wonderland”, L. Carroll

Few people know that this work was written by Carroll back in 1865. The book occupies the first lines in the charts of popularity, spreads around the world in millions of copies. This is a very mysterious and strange story about a little girl who, chasing a white rabbit, finds herself in a parallel world, a parallel dimension.

No. 13 "Lolita", V. Nabokov

Fame and popularity came to Nabokov precisely after this book. Only a few know that the actions described in the novel originate in the United States in 1948. Many believe that the plot of this novel is “disgusting” and “too aesthetic”, but, despite this, it attracts readers from all over the world. “Lolita” evokes double emotions, it excites with its revelation. Someone from the first line falls in love with the heroes, with this exciting and viscous syllable, while someone believes that the history of sins with intimate events and details is unacceptable.

No. 12 “Pride and Prejudice”, D. Austen

“Pride and prejudice” is a work about the strongest woman who completely freed herself from certain patterns, prejudices and her poverty. "Elite prose" (as many call it) has become not only the immortal classic of foreign literature, but also a lifetime for the reader.

No. 11 "The Catcher in the Rye", D. D. Salinger

The main character is only 16 years old. He is a true dreamer with a huge heart. The plot "The Catcher in the Rye" - a whole story that does not have the so-called "boundaries of time."

No. 10 “Anne Frank's Diary”, A. Frank

The Anne Frank Diary is the most famous book on Holocaust events. The work was first released in Holland. It was there that an ordinary Jewish girl wrote memoirs for two years. She wrote them during the German occupation .... Such books must be read by everyone. Anna's diary entries have become popular all over the world. Anna Frank herself was born in 1929. She was 15 years old when she died in a concentration camp. Works of this nature do not let us forget about those terrifying pages of history, they teach us to never give up.

No. 9 “Portrait of Dorian Gray”, O. Wilde

“Portrait of Dorian Gray” is a scandalous book that has become popular for all time. A masterpiece of foreign literature about a young man who wanted to become immortal. Wilde's novel was filmed twice in 2009 and 1945.

No. 8 “The Master and Margarita”, M. Bulgakov

This incredible novel could not be filmed for a very long time. Many directors said that they were "dark forces". And only Bortko was able to make a series based on the novel, which did not need advertising. “Master and Margarita” were able to conquer the whole world. Is it a love story, a philosophical novel, or a manual about some human vices? Each reader decides what this book will be for him. “The Master and Margarita” is an absolutely incredible novel in which one can see truth, falsehood, love, betrayal, good and evil ... Romantic hoax will be able to bribe each reader with the depth of his thought. In the novel, we see the displayed time in the history of Russia, when the devil himself decides to visit the capital.

No. 7 “The Green Mile”, S. King

Stephen King’s novel became a world best seller, deftly bypassing other works in the ranking. The story goes on behalf of Paul, a former prison block supervisor for suicide bombers. This romance can bring you to tears. The book was first filmed in 1999.The main character of the film adaptation was Tom Hanks, who, accordingly, played the main role.

No. 6, Gone with the Wind, M. Mitchell

The name of the novel is known to almost everyone thanks to its adaptation. This is an incredible book that tells us about love, betrayal and friendship. Oddly enough, the events take place during the US Civil War. Endless reading love, eight Oscars, 50,000 copies that were sold on the very first day of the publication of the novel, about thirty-one reprints and more than forty million copies. By the way, these numbers are growing every day.

No. 5 "Alchemist", P. Coelho

The novel "Alchemist" has become a kind of cure for prolonged depression, as it will only make you move forward, it will become an incentive for self-development. Everyone can read and understand the book, even at a young age. The novel "Alchemist" refers to the very books that every teenager should read.

No. 4 "The Little Prince", A. de Saint-Exupery

The author, in addition to an intriguing tale, was able to give the whole world also illustrations that are attached to the book itself. The Little Prince has been translated and published in more than one hundred languages, sold over more than two hundred million copies. Antoine de Saint-Exupery knew how to intrigue and attract the reader.

No. 3 “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Harper Lee

The work “To Kill a Mockingbird” refers to the little girl Jean-Louise, about her closest people. The author was able to describe simple truths without using unexpected twists.

No.2 “Gadfly”, Ethel Lilian Voynich

The story in Gadfly tells us about duty, freedom and honor. And also about the various manifestations of love, its types. In the first case, it is the complex love of a woman and a man, which is either ignited or extinct. In the second case, it is fatherly love for his son, which can never fade away.

No. 1 Les Miserables, Victor Hugo

The life of a convict who is constantly on the run from the authorities - this awaits us in the work “Les Miserables”. After all these shoots, he tries to change his life the other way. But no matter how he tried, Inspector Javert still remained in his life, who was ready to give everything to catch the offender by surprise.

Most of these works belong to compulsory study at school or institute. Every day in the world new books are published, which are sometimes even made into films. And the best books of world literature become immortal.