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Original text stays. See every classic as you read it.Vol. 01 · The Archive

On the Stand

Stories

498 classics on the shelf · 19 originals in print

GenreAbsurd & Philosophical Social Epic Romance Gothic & Thriller Myth & the Fantastic Adventure & Epic Coming of Age The Seeker

The Classics

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Absurd & Philosophical64 books

The Golden Age

64The Golden Age黄金时代Wang Xiaobo

The Originals

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Short fiction written with machines. One picture, one story, every issue.

Next of Kin

19Next of KinLin, a young document-restoration specialist, is hired to reassemble a single orphaned claims file on the abandoned floor of a defunct insurance firm. As she sorts shredded paper in raking afternoon light, a portrait slowly surfaces from the strips and turns out to be her own mother at twenty — the same face from the framed photograph in her hallway. Lin then discovers the policy, taken out the year she was born, was torn apart and hidden inside the company by her mother, who trusted the firm's inevitable collapse to carry the claim forward to the daughter who would one day learn to put torn paper back together.

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Heart of a Dog (Sobachye Serdtse / Собачье сердце)

63Heart of a Dog (Sobachye Serdtse / Собачье сердце)狗心Mikhail BulgakovRead the book →

Nausea (La Nausée)

62Nausea (La Nausée)恶心Jean-Paul SartreRead the book →

Social Epic100 books

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The Song of Everlasting Sorrow

100The Song of Everlasting Sorrow长恨歌Wang AnyiRead the book →

Half of a Yellow Sun

99Half of a Yellow Sun半轮黄日Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieRead the book →

A Fine Balance

98A Fine Balance微妙的平衡Rohinton MistryRead the book →

Romance57 books

Tender Is the Night

57Tender Is the Night夜色温柔F. Scott FitzgeraldRead the book →

Spring Snow (春の雪, Haru no Yuki)

56Spring Snow (春の雪, Haru no Yuki)春雪Yukio MishimaRead the book →

The Housekeeper and the Professor

55The Housekeeper and the Professor博士的爱情方程式Yoko OgawaRead the book →

Gothic & Thriller78 books

Sunrise

78Sunrise日出曹禺Read the book →

Under the Volcano

77Under the Volcano在火山下Malcolm LowryRead the book →

The French Lieutenant's Woman

76The French Lieutenant's Woman法国中尉的女人John FowlesRead the book →

Myth & the Fantastic64 books

Hopscotch (Rayuela)

64Hopscotch (Rayuela)跳房子Julio CortázarRead the book →

The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel)

63The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel)铁皮鼓Günter GrassRead the book →

Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

62Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out生死疲劳Mo YanRead the book →

Adventure & Epic53 books

Season of Migration to the North (Mawsim al-Hijra ila al-Shamal / موسم الهجرة إلى الشمال)

53Season of Migration to the North (Mawsim al-Hijra ila al-Shamal / موسم الهجرة إلى الشمال)北迁季节Tayeb SalihRead the book →

The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants (also translated The Seven Heroes and Five Righteous Ones)

52The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants (also translated The Seven Heroes and Five Righteous Ones)七侠五义石玉昆 Shi YukunRead the book →

And Quiet Flows the Don (Tikhy Don / Тихий Дон)

51And Quiet Flows the Don (Tikhy Don / Тихий Дон)静静的顿河Mikhail SholokhovRead the book →

Coming of Age44 books

Sinking

44Sinking沉沦郁达夫 Yu DafuRead the book →

A Prayer for Owen Meany

43A Prayer for Owen Meany为欧文·米尼祈祷John IrvingRead the book →

The White Tiger

42The White Tiger白老虎Aravind AdigaRead the book →

The Seeker38 books

The Sea, the Sea

38The Sea, the Sea大海啊，大海Iris MurdochRead the book →

Gilead

37Gilead基列家书Marilynne RobinsonRead the book →

Zorba the Greek (original Greek title: Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, lit. 'The Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas')

36Zorba the Greek (original Greek title: Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, lit. 'The Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas')希腊人左巴Nikos KazantzakisRead the book →

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The 3:14 Call

18The 3:14 Call5 minRead →

One Stroke, One Year

17One Stroke, One Year5 minRead →

The One Still Standing

16The One Still Standing6 minRead →

The Blue That Arrives First

15The Blue That Arrives First6 minRead →

The Loose Thread

14The Loose Thread5 minRead →

Iris's hand on the warm chrome

13Iris's hand on the warm chrome14 minRead →

Returning home to an already-lit kitchen

12Returning home to an already-lit kitchen3 minRead →