18 books like Бѣсы

What to read after Бѣсы — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Записки изъ подполья Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1864 · ★ 4.3 · 124p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes — moral, religious, political and social — that dominated Dostoyevsky's later works. Shares: Slavic philology, Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction

Voskresenīe Лев Толстой · 1899 · ★ 4.2 · 572p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Resurrection, the last full-length novel written by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1899 after ten years in the making. A humanitarian cause—the pacifist Doukhobor sect, persecuted by the Russian government, needed funds to emigrate to Canada—prompted Tolstoy to finish the novel and dedicate its ensuing revenues to alleviate their plight. Ultimately, Tolstoy’s actions were credited with helping… Shares: Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction

Идиот Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1874 · ★ 4.2 · 655p · ≈ 21h · Demanding Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul" colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive Prince Myshkin—known as "the idiot"—pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General and his circle. But after becoming… Shares: Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction, Social life and customs

Обломов Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в · 1913 · ★ 4.1 · 517p · ≈ 17h · Challenging A comedic story about a member of the landed gentry of nineteenth-century Russia whose indolence destroys his life. Shares: Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction, Social life and customs

Детство; Отрочество; Юность Лев Толстой · 1862 · ★ 3.9 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Written from 1852 to 1856, this autobiographical novel was Tolstoy's first publication. The early life of Nikolai, the son of wealthy landowner in Russia, is fully explored, slowly revealing this young boy's inner mind, relationships, and social standing. As he describes his tutor, angelic mother, aloof father, worldly brother, and later his moralistic friend, Nikolai displays a mind given to… Shares: Slavic philology, Russia, Social life and customs

White Nights Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1961 · ★ 4.1 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a poignant short story about love, loneliness, and fleeting human connections. Set in St. Petersburg during the ethereal "white nights" of summer, it follows a dreamy, solitary narrator who meets a young woman named Nastenka. Over four nights, he shares his fantasies and feelings, while she confides her longing for a lost lover. As the narrator falls in love… Shares: Continental european fiction, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Отцы и дети Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev · 1867 · ★ 4.0 · 234p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Fathers and Sons takes the conflict between generations as its subject. The novel's central characters, Yevgeny Bazarov and his disciple and fellow student, Arkady Kirsanov, are self-proclaimed Nihilists: repudiators of all the received truths of art, religion, and politics-all claims to truth, in fact, except those verifiable by scientific experiment. Turgenev thrusts his snarling young radicals… Shares: Nihilism, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Evgeniĭ Onegin Александр Сергеевич Пушкин · 1833 · ★ 4.0 · 245p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евге́ний Оне́гин, BGN/PCGN: Yevgeniy Onegin) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. It is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes (so-called superfluous men). It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832. The first complete edition was published in 1833, and the… Shares: Russian fiction, Russia, Social life and customs

Směšné lásky Milan Kundera · 1965 · ★ 3.8 · 257p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "In one of these stories a young man and his girlfriend pretend that she is a stranger he picked up on the road - only to become strangers to each other in reality as their game proceeds. In another a teacher fakes piety in order to seduce a devout girl, then jilts her and yearns for God. In yet another girls wait in bars, on beaches, and on station platforms for the same lover, a middle-aged Don… Shares: Continental european fiction, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Защита Лужина Vladimir Nabokov · 1930 · ★ 3.9 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Originally published in Russian in 1930. Nabokov released an English translation in 1964. The novel is a fictionalized account of chess master, Curt von Bardeleben. The book was made into the movie, The Luzhin Defense in 2000. Shares: Russian fiction, Continental european fiction

Gone Tomorrow Lee Child · 2008 · ★ 4.4 · 436p · ≈ 14h · Moderate New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car heading uptown. Jack Reacher, plus five other passengers. Four are okay. The fifth isn't. In the next few tense seconds Reacher will make a choice--and trigger an electrifying chain of events in this gritty, gripping masterwork of suspense by #1 New York Times bestseller Lee Child. Susan Mark was the fifth passenger. She had a lonely heart,… Shares: Terrorists, Terrorism

Fatal conceit Robert Tanenbaum · 2014 · ★ 3.9 · 431p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "A CIA chief dies under suspicious circumstances before he is about to testify about a controversial government cover-up involving a terrorist attack on the US mission in Chechnya. Butch Karp is on the case in this exciting installment to Robert K. Tanenbaum's bestselling series. When the CIA director is murdered, Butch Karp finds himself battling a heavyweight opponent: the US government. The… Shares: Russia, Terrorism

Rainbow six Tom Clancy · 1998 · ★ 4.5 · 897p · ≈ 29h · Moderate Over the course of nine novels, Tom Clancy's genius for big, compelling plots and his natural narrative gift (The New York Times Magazine) have mesmerized hundreds of millions of readers and established him as one of the preeminent storytellers of our time. Rainbow Six, however, goes beyond anything he has done before. At its heart is John Clark, the ex-Navy SEAL of Without Remorse and… Shares: Terrorists, Terrorism

Cathedral Nelson DeMille · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 527p · ≈ 17h · Moderate St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act the seizure of Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Among his hostages: the woman Brian Flynn once loved, a former terrorist turned peace activist. Among his enemies: an… Shares: Terrorists, Terrorism

Казаки (Kazaki) Лев Толстой · 1887 · ★ 4.0 The Cossacks (Russian: Казаки [Kazaki]) is a short novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1863 in the popular literary magazine The Russian Messenger. It was originally called Young Manhood. Both Ivan Turgenev and the Nobel prize-winning Russian writer Ivan Bunin gave the work great praise, with Turgenev calling it his favourite work by Tolstoy. Tolstoy began work on the story in August 1853. In… Shares: Continental european fiction, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Confessional Henry Patterson · 1642 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Demanding En Ucrania, en los años 50, la KGB ha construido una réplica perfecta de una ciudad irlandesa con el único objetivo de entrenar en ella a los futuros agentes terroristas y de espionaje. Y allí inicia su aprendizaje Mikhail Kelly, huérfano de un militante irlandés del IRA ahorcado por los ingleses. Años después, en 1982, M. Kelly llega a Irlanda. Su misión: sembrar el caos, desestabilizar el país,… Shares: Terrorists, Terrorism

Смерть Ивана Ильича Лев Толстой · 1887 · ★ 4.1 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is proud of his achievements and his status in society, despite his poor relations with his wife which renders his home life bleak and joyless. When he becomes hopelessly ill he begins to realize that he has not after all lived the good life he had supposed he was enjoying. Shares: Russian fiction, Continental european fiction, Drama

The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.] O. Henry · 1899 · ★ 3.8 · 1396p · ≈ 46h · Demanding The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Manners and customs, Social life and customs

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