The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
"The Waste Land" is a long poem that presents a bleak and despairing view of the world following the devastation of World War I. The poem is divided into five parts and uses a wide range of literary and cultural references, as well as multiple narrators, to depict a world in ruins. It explores themes of disillusionment, despair, and the decline of civilization, and is often considered a seminal work of modernist literature.
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- 5th on Biblioteca (Argentina)
- 9th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 12th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 19th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 449th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
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- The Graphic Canon (Book)
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- Great Books of the Western World (Great Books Foundation)
- The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time (The Guardian)
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- The Guardian's Essential Library (The Guardian)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
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