Books

Last updated: Nov 2024

Political Philosophy

1. Machiavelli – The Prince, Discourses in Livy
2. Montesquieu – Persian Letters, The Spirit of the Laws
3. Rousseau – Discourse on the Arts and Sciences, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, The Social Contract, Reveries of a Solitary Walker

Modern Literature

1. William Faulkner – The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Absalom, Absalom!
2. Lu Xun – Collective Essay
3. Eileen Chang – The Golden Cangue
4. Natsume Sōseki – Kokoro

Personal essays

1. Eula Biss – The Pain Scale