Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Classic Bingo 2024 (Prep page)

"Round the world in 25 classics"
25/25

B1 A Classic by a Nobel Laureate or a Pulitzer Prize Winner.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. StonebyTennessee Williams(Italy &Vatican City)✔12/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
B2 A Classic Book in Translation.
Alone in BerlinbyHans Fallada(Berlin,Germany)✔4/3/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
B3 A Classic Comedy or Satire
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadbyTom Stoppard(Denmark)✔16/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
B4 A Classic Written Before 1700
Romeo and JulietbyWilliam Shakespeare(Verona,Italy)✔23/3/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
B5 A Classic of Asia or Oceania
South Sea TalesbyJack London✔7/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
I1 A Classic from our Short Story Group Shelf
The Snows of KilimanjarobyErnest Hemingway✔26/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I2 A Classic from your Personal Bookshelf
The Garden of Forking PathsbyJorge Luis Borges(UK)✔15/4/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I3 A Classic Historical Fiction or a Nonfiction History
The WardenbyAnthony Trollope(UK)✔15/2/24★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I4 A Classic Prize-Winning Female Author
The Dream CoachbyAnne Parrish✔31/5/24★ ★ ★ ★
I5 A Book Recommended by a Group Member
A Doll's HousebyHenrik Ibsen(Norway)✔1/7/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
N1 A Classic Made into Movie/TV
The Petrified Forest: a Play in Three ActsbyRobert E. Sherwood✔12/3/24★ ★ ★ ★
N2 A Classic you've been meaning to read.
The Admirable CrichtonbyJ.M. Barrie(Deserted Island,South Seas)✔15/3/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
N3 Free Space
Out of AfricabyIsak Dinesen(Kenya)✔4/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
N4 A Classic on or about the Sea/Ocean
A High Wind in JamaicabyRichard Hughes✔9/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
N5 A Literature Class Book
Arms and the ManbyGeorge Bernard Shaw(Bulgaria)✔26/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
G1 A Classic of North or South America
Sweet ThursdaybyJohn Steinbeck✔21/2/24★ ★ ★ ★ ★
G2 A 21st Century Potential Classic
Elizabeth Is MissingbyEmma Healey✔29/5/24★ ★ ★ ★ ★
G3 A Classic from our Old School Group Shelf
The Black TulipbyAlexandre Dumas(Netherlands)✔11/3/24★ ★ ★ ★
G4 A Classic New-to-You Author
Uncle Tom's Cabin or, Life Among the LowlybyHarriet Beecher Stowe✔29/1/24★ ★ ★ ★ ★
G5 A Classic Play or Classic Poetry Collection
The Glass Menagerie: A BBC Radio 3 Full-Cast ProductionbyTennessee Williams✔19/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

O1 A Classic Book you begged, borrowed, or stole.
Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb PartybyGraham Greene(Switzerland)✔15/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
O2 A Classic Children's Book
My Side of the MountainbyJean Craighead George✔27/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
O3 A Classic Book found by using Literature-map.com
Burning DaylightbyJack London(Alaska)✔25/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
O4 A Classic from our New School Group Shelf
The Sun Also RisesbyErnest Hemingway(Spain)✔5/2/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
O5 A Classic Book that Reminds You of Someone The Man Who Had All the LuckbyArthur Miller✔22/1/24 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★(US)

COMPLETED 1/7/24

Has anyone any recommendations?I'd ideally like one from a country I haven't yet included.-Many thanks!

Vicky wrote: "Has anyone any recommendations?I'd ideally like one from a country I haven't yet included.-Many thanks!"

Hi. What about "The Blind Owl" from Iran?

Mahsa Sh wrote: "Vicky wrote: "Has anyone any recommendations?I'd ideally like one from a country I haven't yet included.-Many thanks!"

Hi. What about "The Blind Owl" from Iran?"

By Sadegh Hedayat?That would be a brand new author for me!Many thanks,Mahsa Sh!

Yes! Hope you'll like it. It's one of my all-time favourites.

Wonderful idea, Vicky. Hope you enjoy your tour of the world.

Great idea for a Bingo theme! I'm considering putting Steppenwolf in one of my challenges.

I love your theme! I hope you enjoy your travels!

Very cool theme! Best of luck, Vicky.

Have you ever seen the movie version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead? I watched it when it was first released for home video. I enjoyed it very much. The play is a delight. Enjoy!

Mahsa Sh wrote: "Yes! Hope you'll like it. It's one of my all-time favourites."
Thank you for sharing,Mahsa Sh,It's always exciting to find a new author!

Sara wrote: "Wonderful idea, Vicky. Hope you enjoy your tour of the world."

Many thanks,Sara!My aim for 2024 is to try to read more World literature and the classics,as we know,are often "quality" reads!

Angie wrote: "Great idea for a Bingo theme! I'm considering putting Steppenwolf in one of my challenges."

Many thanks,Angie!It will be the first time I've read a novel by Hermann Hesse -I'd be very interested in your opinion if you do read this one.

Cynda will back full time 2024 wrote: "Habe you ever seen the movie version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead? I watched it when it was first released for home video. I enjoyed it very much. The play is a delight. En..."

Yes,Cynda!(If it's the one with Gary Oldman in!)Like you I really enjoyed it.I also saw a live performance in the Belgrade theatre in Coventry,England,many years ago when the company chose to do Hamlet and R&GAD on alternative evenings,finishing with an incredibly long performance which interwove the two plays-wish I'd been at that one!

Laurie wrote: "Very cool theme! Best of luck, Vicky."

Thanks,Laurie-if truth be known I've been inspired by others who have been "Reading round the World"before me!Really looking forward to a literary "Cruise!"

Annette wrote: "I love your theme! I hope you enjoy your travels!"
Many thanks,Annette!Lots of books here from my TBR list,too,which will be really useful!

Me too Vicky!

I love this idea so much, Vicky!

Here's some ideas for countries I don't think you have yet:
Egypt: Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
Italy: The Aspern Papers by Henry James
Japan: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
Wales: A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
Hungary: The Door by Magda Szabó

What a fun idea, Vicky! A reading trip around the world!

I have not heard of Coromandel Sea Change! I like Rumer Godden. I put this one on my TBR list already -- thanks for that!

And I hope you enjoy A High Wind in Jamaica and Green Mansions. Both good ones!

And I have to agree with Kathleen -- I would definitely recommend The Housekeeper and the Professor! I loved that one :)

Well, enjoy your trip -- too bad you can't begin your journey until January 1st! You're going to have a lot of fun!

What a wonderful idea! Here are some suggestions:

Syria: Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts
Norway: A Doll's House
Former Yugoslavia/present-day Bosnia: The Bridge on the Drina
Hungary: Embers
Albania: The Palace of Dreams
Dominican Republic: The Feast of the Goat

Vicky wrote: "Laurie wrote: "Very cool theme! Best of luck, Vicky."

Thanks,Laurie-if truth be known I've been inspired by others who have been "Reading round the World"before me!Really looking forward to a lite..."

I understand. I have a longterm project for reading a book by an author from every country in the UN. I've been slowly working on my list for over 10 years now and I have lots of countries left to read. I hope you enjoy your reading next year.

Ila wrote: "What a wonderful idea! Here are some suggestions:

Syria: Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts
Norway: A Doll's House
Former Yugoslavia/present-day Bosnia: [..."

Many thanks,Ila!The author from Albania will certainly be on my reading list for next year-what a find!!!

Terris wrote: "What a fun idea, Vicky! A reading trip around the world!

I have not heard of Coromandel Sea Change! I like Rumer Godden. I put this one on my TBR list already -- thanks for that!

An..."

Thank you so much,Terris!The Housekeeper and the Professor will be on next years reading list!I can see that I will have do the "Challenge Buffet"next year to fit in all the new authors being recommended!

Vicky wrote: "Terris wrote: "What a fun idea, Vicky! A reading trip around the world!

I have not heard of Coromandel Sea Change! I like Rumer Godden. I put this one on my TBR list already -- thank..."

Good idea! And with the Buffet I don't feel like I have to finish every challenge, it just helps me to organize and I still get to mark books off a list! Win-Win!! Have fun planning OR playing it "by ear" -- just read some good books! :)

So many choices here that I've never heard of. Have a great time reading!

Estonian authors:

The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus Kivirähk,
The Czar's Madman by Jaan Kross,
Carried by a Magic Fan: Memoir of an Estonian Refugee Family by Jaak Treiman
Truth and Justice by A.H.Tammsaare