In order of when I first read them:
1 . “Watership Down” by Richard Adams
2. “Sophie’s World” by Jostein Gaarder
3. “Postwar” by Tony Judt
4. “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro
5. “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace
6. “The Classical Style” by Charles Rosen
1 . “Watership Down” by Richard Adams
2. “Sophie’s World” by Jostein Gaarder
3. “Postwar” by Tony Judt
4. “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro
5. “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace
6. “The Classical Style” by Charles Rosen
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Karen Attiah
I love looking at people’s personal libraries. Especially the books that people tell me they read over and over throughout their lives.
It’s like seeing the foundational texts of someone’s life, values and interests.
What are your personal foundational texts?
It’s like seeing the foundational texts of someone’s life, values and interests.
What are your personal foundational texts?
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8. “The Ghost Road” by Pat Barker
9. Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels (all four!)
10. “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville
11. “The Power Broker” by Robert Caro