Leo Tolstoy • 1877
Anna Karenina
A married woman pursues passion with Count Vronsky and pays the ultimate price in rigid Russian high society.
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Stephen Chbosky • 1999
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Freshman Charlie writes letters to an anonymous friend, documenting his first year of high school with all its trauma and discovery.
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Khaled Hosseini • 2003
The Kite Runner
Childhood friends in Afghanistan are torn apart by betrayal, class differences, and decades of war before a chance at redemption appears.
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