books to read before you turn 20

Giovannis Room

Baldwin, James

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 2000

<p>This beloved, world-famous allegorical classic about a young prince on a quest for knowledge is an essential read for every home library.</p> <p>Combining Richard Howard's translation with restored original full-color art, this definitive English-language edition of The Little Prince will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.</p> <p>Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. When a pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert, he meets a little boy who asks him to draw a sheep. Gradually the Little Prince reveals more about himself: He comes from a small asteroid, where he lived alone until a rose grew there.</p> <p>But the rose grew demanding, and he was confused by his feelings about her. The story unfolds further from one planet to the next in a thoughtful philosophical exploration of love and the ephemeral.</p>

The Alchemist [30th Anniversary Edition]

Paulo Coelho · 2018

Synopsis coming soon.......

Agua Viva

Clarice Lispector · 2016

¿dónde Están Los Límites Del Lenguaje? Agua Viva Es Una Vivencia ;no Una Reflexión; Sobre Esos Límites. Para Avanzar Más Allá, En Busca De La «entrelínea», La Voz Femenina Que Nos Habla Deberá Pedir Auxilio A La Música Y Sobre Todo A La Pintura Para Acercarse Al It, Ese Punto Central De Lo Vivo Que Clarice Lispector Persiguió En Todas Sus Obras. Vaga Epístola A Un Destinatario Mudo, Agua Viva Supera En Todo Momento Las Fronteras De Esa Amplia Familia De Las Cartas De Desamor A La Que En Parte Pertenece. Más Allá De La Pasión, El Texto Apunta ;con Todas Las Armas: Palabra, Color Y Nota; Al Centro De La Vida Y Desafía A La Muerte Con Su Defensa De La Alegría.

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara · 2016

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (<i>NPR</i>) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.<br></b><br><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST <b><b><b>•</b></b></b></b> MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST <b>• <b><b><b><b><b> WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE</b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br><br><i>A Little Life</i> follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.

Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition

George Orwell · 2004