One of James Joyce's most notorious works, Portrait of the Teen Artist, celebrates its centenary in 2016.
First of all, dear readers, congratulations on 2016. I hope you have eaten, drunk, danced. . . and the hangover well rested. Somewhat more recovered, it is time to reaffirm New Year's resolutions, perfect projects and, also, consider what readings will accompany us during the next twelve months.
among those 5 books you have to read in 2016 There is no shortage of great classics, some Indian philosophy and, also, literary works that celebrate their anniversary during the Year of the Monkey.
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
January 10 is 50 years since the publication of Capote's most famous work, so we can't think of a better book to start 2016 with. Based on the horrific murder of the Clutters farm family in Kansas in 1959, In Cold Blood is a disturbing and gripping tale, as well as to be the first non-fiction work by an author who found before his eyes "that reality that surpassed science fiction."
The Wilderness Book by Rudyard Kipling
The premiere of the new version of disney of one of his great classics, The book of the jungle, it can become a good opportunity to rediscover Kipling's original work, published in 1894 and composed of various stories set in the jungle and that raised different morals. The story of Mowgli was also included and, to the surprise of many, it is a bit different from the children's version that we all know. If we add to this that the book has been in the public domain since the author's death, the reasons for reading it are more than obvious.
Portrait of the Adolescent Artist, by James Joyce
December 29, 2016 will mark the centenary of the publication of this semi-autobiographical work by the Irish author. Considered as «the greatest English language learning novel of history ”, the play follows in the footsteps of the protagonist, Stephen Dedalus (see the reference to the Greek god Daedalus - or Labyrinth -), reviewing his childhood, his first literary contest or his years of university life between monologues or third-person narratives .
From the last turn of the road, by Pío Baroja
San Sebastián has been named together with the Polish Wroclaw as European Capital of Culture 2016, a perfect occasion to read to Donostia's most mythical author: Pío Baroja, author who, despite not being very sympathetic to the city in which he was born, includes more than one reference to it in the eight volumes that make up Since the last turn of the road, one of the best examples of autobiography in Spanish of history.
The First and the Last Freedom, by Jiddu Krishnamurti
The spiritual themed books There are never too many, especially when we have a whole year ahead and some are of such quality as this work by the Indian sage Krishnamurti, who inquires about self-knowledge as a true way of being happy through topics that range from sex to love, passing by ego, envy or faith. I recommend it to you.
These 5 books you have to read in 2016 range from literature new age even those essential classics in any liberia that, during the next twelve months, will reach more relevance than ever.
With what book have you inaugurated 2016?