{"id":1972,"date":"2016-08-27T18:51:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T13:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2020-03-17T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T06:20:47","slug":"ten-authors-whose-works-want-complete-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/ten-authors-whose-works-want-complete-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Authors whose Works I Want to Complete Before I Die"},"content":{"rendered":"
A nightmare that haunts every bookworm is not being able to read all the good books in the world in a normal human’s lifespan. One cannot read every good book published. But perhaps read all the works of a selected few? Here is a list of authors whose complete works are on my TBR.<\/p>\n
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Chimamanda is a writer who took me by storm. I started with The Purple Hibiscus<\/em>, her debut novel which assured me that with a debut like that, all the works that follow would be mind blowing. My next was Americanah<\/em>, read review<\/a><\/span>), which was brilliant as well. I love the honesty and unapologetic sharpness of her words. I have read all her published works, save one book. I earnestly hope she will write many more.<\/p>\n Next on TBR : Half of a Yellow Sun<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n NOTE<\/strong> : To celebrate Chimamanda\u2019s birthday I will be holding a read-along of her books in September on Instagram. You can read any book of hers and join the discussions at the end of September. The discussions will be on my Instagram page<\/a><\/span> and a formal announcement will be made in September. You can tune into updates on my Instagram<\/a><\/span> and Twitter<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n My first book by Marquez was Love in the Time of Cholera<\/em>. I fell in love with his writing after a few pages and instantly knew he would turn out to be a favourite. I enjoy the writing in his books more than the plot of the whole novel. He has a mysterious capability of transporting you into unknown lands and leaving you in a trance throughout the novel.\u00a0 I enjoy both his realistic stories and the ones with magical realism and among the books I have read, I have loved ALL of them.<\/p>\n Even though One Hundred years of Solitude<\/em> is his most acclaimed work, my personal favourite is Of Love and Other Demons<\/em>. I recently read in an interview transcript that The Autumn of the Patriarch<\/em> was a personal favourite of his. I need to read it soon.<\/p>\n Next on TBR : The Story of a Ship Wrecked Sailor<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Though I have read all Austen’s novels, I have not read the shorter fiction, Lady Susan<\/em>. I prescribe an Austen novel for any kind of day when you are feeling down because as often quoted, \u201cMy characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire,” <\/em>Austen stories have delightfully\u00a0\u00a0happy endings.<\/p>\n My favourite novels by Austen are Pride and Prejudice<\/em> and Persuasion<\/em>. I have lost count of the number of times I have watched the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice<\/em>.<\/p>\n Next on TBR : Lady Susan<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/h3>\n
3. Jane Austen<\/h3>\n