Penguin Modern

The Skeleton's Holiday by Leonora Carrington

The Skeleton's Holiday

Penguin Modern #24

Leonora Carrington

48 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics short stories adventurous dark medium-paced
The Finger by William S. Burroughs

The Finger

Penguin Modern #25

William S. Burroughs

64 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective medium-paced
The End by Samuel Beckett

The End

Penguin Modern #26

Samuel Beckett

55 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective medium-paced
New York City in 1979 by Kathy Acker

New York City in 1979

Penguin Modern #27

Kathy Acker

64 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction short stories dark fast-paced
Africa's Tarnished Name by Chinua Achebe

Africa's Tarnished Name

Penguin Modern #28

Chinua Achebe

64 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction essays politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Gigolo by Françoise Sagan

The Gigolo

Penguin Modern #31

Françoise Sagan

64 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Glittering City by Cyprian Ekwensi

Glittering City

Penguin Modern #32

Cyprian Ekwensi

64 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics short stories adventurous challenging medium-paced
Piers of the Homeless Night by Jack Kerouac

Piers of the Homeless Night

Penguin Modern #33

Jack Kerouac

48 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics short stories adventurous reflective fast-paced
Why Do You Wear a Cheap Watch? by Hans Fallada

Why Do You Wear a Cheap Watch?

Penguin Modern #34

Hans Fallada

50 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics short stories funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
The Duke in His Domain by Truman Capote

The Duke in His Domain

Penguin Modern #35

Truman Capote

50 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics short stories informative medium-paced