Interesting books are time-tested. They were created many years ago, but they still attract the attention of readers and critics. And literary scholars are looking for new hidden meanings in their texts.
"The Master and Margarita" - the favorite book of romantics
This novel, written by M. Bulgakov, gave rise to many studies and anthologies, but it still remains unsolved. Everything seems to be simple in it - a love story, a small admixture of magic and a fantastic ending. Many books in the fantasy genre have this structure. But with each re-reading, more and more facets of the novel are revealed to the reader. An excellent description of the ball at Satan's, inserted chapters from the Master's novel, the final episode with a fantastic night race - what is this, a brilliant narrative, a figment of the author's fantasies under the influence of morphine or satire on the surrounding reality? Critics still argue about this.
In the novel "The Master and Margarita" such genres as mysticism, satire, melodrama, parable, farce and myth are intertwined.
"Flowers for Algernon" - science fiction and psychology
In his science fiction novel, Daniel Keyes talks about an unusual experiment on Charlie, a mentally retarded floor washer who has one desire - to finally become smart. Through surgery and special training, Charlie gradually grows smarter and soon reaches such a degree of development that he can talk on equal terms with professors, make scientific discoveries and speak dozens of languages. But, as the further development of the plot shows, happiness is not at all in the intellect. The novel brought Keese international recognition and several awards, although at first the editors refused to publish it.
"Over the Cuckoo's Nest" - the world of a mental hospital
The narrative of the novel, written by Ken Kesey, is gripping from the first minutes. It is interesting in that it is conducted on behalf of the hospital patient - the Indian Bromden. The gloomy world of a psychiatric hospital, ruled by a strict and stern older sister, is disrupted by the invasion of a new patient - the thief and rogue McMurphy. He went to an asylum, feigning dementia, in order to escape prison. However, McMurphy had no idea that the hospital would be worse. However, he did not despair and decided to break the usual way. An unusual description, generated by the sick mind of an Indian, and an unexpected ending make the novel one of the most popular in the world.
Flowers for Algernon was originally a story. Later, Keyes completed several chapters and revealed additional storylines.
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" - Fantasy and Reality
The novel by Gabriel García Márquez has become one of the most popular works written in the genre of magical realism. It tells the story of the Buendía family living in the tiny town of Macondo. Loneliness is the central theme of the story. In the novel, the entire population of Macondo is lonely, cut off from the main world, and each member of the Buendía family individually. Marquez's unusual language gives the narration a special atmosphere: almost all sentences are narrative, in the novel there is very little direct speech. This makes the work related to ancient legends and traditions.
