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• m0nastic · May 8, 2011 · Recommends

  …top choices would be: Anything by Bulgakov (Heart of a Dog and Master and Margerita are both pretty widely available in English) Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood Burmese Days by George Orwell Cakes and Ale by Somerset Maugham Color of Summer by Reinaldo Arenas Williwaw by Gore Vidal The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

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• motohagiography · Dec 22, 2022 · Recommends

  …the era great were the books that were actually enjoyable. When you look at other authors of the era, where W. Sommerset Maughm is known for his miserable slog, Of Human Bondage, when The Razors Edge, Cakes and Ale, and the Painted Veil were way better, and he's even credited with being the precursor of the spy novel with his Ashenden stories. Hemmingway was a short story writer, but somehow he is remembered for…

  on “H.L. Mencken Reviews the Great Gatsby (1925)” ↗