Famous Books and Their Authors

A Woman's Life (Une Vie) is a famous novel by the French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1883.

A Touch of Tennis is a book written by the Indian sports journalist Nirmal Shekar.

An Area of Darkness is a travelogue and memoir written by V.S. Naipaul, detailing his experiences in India.

Chitra is a play written by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, based on a story from the Mahabharata.

Darkness at Noon is a political novel by the Hungarian-British author Arthur Koestler, focusing on the Stalinist purges.

Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by the English writer Charles Lamb, originally published in the London Magazine.

The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio, written in the 14th century.

Conquest of Self is a collection of writings by Mahatma Gandhi. It focuses on his philosophy of self-discipline and non-violence.

India Wins Freedom is an autobiographical account of India's struggle for independence, written by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. It provides a detailed perspective on the partition of India.

Middlemarch is a classic Victorian novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans). It is widely considered one of the greatest novels in the English language.

Sophie's World is a philosophical novel written by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder. It serves as an introduction to the history of Western philosophy.

The Crucible is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials.

The Godfather is a crime novel written by American author Mario Puzo. It was published in 1969 and details the story of a fictional Mafia family.

Prison Diary was written by Jayaprakash Narayan during his imprisonment in the Emergency period in India. It documents his thoughts and experiences during that time.

Kane and Abel is a novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. It tells the story of two men born on the same day who follow different paths to success.

Othello is one of the most famous tragedies written by William Shakespeare. It explores themes of jealousy, betrayal, and manipulation.

Fathers and Sons is a novel by the Russian author Ivan Turgenev. It is considered one of the most important Russian novels of the 19th century.

My Truth is an autobiographical work by Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India. It provides insights into her life and political career.

Heat and Dust is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It won the Booker Prize in 1975 and explores themes of cultural clash in India.

Room at the Top is a novel by John Braine, published in 1957. It is a classic example of the 'angry young men' genre in British literature.

Gandhi and Stalin is a book written by Louis Fischer. It compares the ideologies and leadership styles of Mahatma Gandhi and Joseph Stalin.

The Hungry Tide is a novel by the Indian author Amitav Ghosh. It is set in the Sundarbans and explores environmental and social themes.

The Minister's Wife is a novel written by Amaresh Mishra. It is a political thriller set in the context of Indian politics.

The Trial is a novel written by Franz Kafka. It tells the story of Josef K., who is arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority.