Famous Books

• “Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work,” Jennifer Egan once said.
• This intersection of reading and writing is both a necessary bi-directional life skill for us mere mortals and a secret of iconic writers’ success, as bespoken by their personal libraries.

Let’s see some of the famous books:

Books	Information
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling (1997)	1. Harry Potter has been adapted into blockbuster films, won numerous British and American awards and reached New York Times’ best-seller list. 2. The plot involves the boy himself, Harry Potter who discovers he is a wizard and begins his life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Little Women by Louis May Alcott (1880)	1. It has been said to involve romance, an adventure, a family drama and largely women-oriented depicting. 2. It has been adapted several times into film and also a Japanese anime. 3. The story revolves around four sisters and their journey from children to becoming women.
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (1952)	1. The story is about a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte; when the farmer is about to slaughter Wilbur, Charlotte uses her web-making skills to create praise-worthy words for Wilbur to save him from slaughtering.
Dune by Frank Herbert	1. The novel is set about 20,000 years ahead with Dune Leto as the main character. 2. The Dune series have been a popular hit since the 1990’s coming a long way up to 2009.
Neuromancer by William Gibson	1. This book is set in the future. About a simple cowboy who turns into a cyberpunk and gets caught up with a shadowy organization that turn out to be cyber terrorists. 2. The author captures the complex cyber technology, mystery and excitement in his novel.
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells	1. This book is about a time machine created by the time traveler. 2. The time traveler travels through different times going from 802,701AD and making several stops after which he ends up thirty million years into the future.
The Whistler by John Grisham	1. This story is about a lawyer who comes across a rather dangerous and deadly case that reveals the truth about the corruption in the judicial system. 2. The case reveals unfathomable misconducts that she has to face.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown	1. The book is about a symbolist, Langdon, who wakes up one day to a phone call after which his entire life is turned around. 2. After this point he is on the run away from the police on the quest for the historical secret.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London	1. The story revolves around the initially domesticated dog, Buck, before he gets kidnapped and moved around, and about his adventures. 2. The book describes the indestructible nature of this courageous dog. 3. How he endures the unpleasant conditions and behavior without any fear.
Palace of Illusions By Chitra Banerjee	1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s award-winning novel retells theMahabharata from the perspective of Draupadi, its lead female character. 2. However, little is told from her perspective or about her motives and thoughts in the original epic, which Divakaruni tactfully reclaims in Palace of Illusions .
White Tiger By Arvind Adiga	1. The book is a thrilling first-person narrative told from the perspective of Balram Halwai, a young man from a poverty-stricken small village. 2. He moves to Delhi to work as a chauffeur for the elite.
The Guide By R. K. Narayan	1. Based in the famous fictional town of Malgudi in South India, The Guide follows the story of a Railway Raju, a corrupt tour guide. 2. The odd sequence of events which go on to make him a spiritual guide and eventually a valued holy man in the country.

Interesting Facts:

• In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust is the longest novel which exists with nearly 1.3 million words. This masterpiece made its mark in Guinness Book of World Records.
• The most expensive printed book in the world is the 1640 Bay Psalm book from America. It sold in November 2013 for USD 14.2 million.
• The Harry Potter books are allegedly the most banned books in America due to religious complaints.
• The largest book in the world is The KlenckAtlas at 1.75 meters tall (about 5 feet 9 inches) and 1.90 meters wide (about 6 feet 3 inches when open).
• Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.
• Top 3 most read books in the world are: The Holy Bible, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and the Harry Potter series.