Heart of a Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov A scientist implants the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man into a stray dog, creating a monster. A damning critique of the…
Last exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr. Series of stories set in 1950s Brooklyn; a local union official struggles with his sexuality during a strike, a sex worker trawls the bars for…
Jailbird - Kurt Vonnegut Story of a man recently released from prison after serving time for his role in the Watergate scandal, while discussing the history of the…
Slaughterhouse-five - Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut's darkly humourous novel recounting the story of an ill-prepared soldier and the grim reality of the Second World War.
Manituana - Wu Ming Fantastically researched historical fiction about the Iroquois, a group of native American tribes who side with the British during the American…
Anagrams - Lorrie Moore Benna leads different lives, English teacher, nightclub singer, aerobics instructor. She's a mother and she's never had children. The stories and…
Ham on rye - Charles Bukowski Semi-autobiographical 'coming-of-age' novel, telling the story of a young man growing up in Los Angeles during the Great Depression.
Mo said she was quirky - James Kelman Helen's on her way back from work when she sees a homeless man that reminds her of her long lost brother and sends her into a reverie. 24 hours…
The loneliness of the long distance runner - Alan Sillitoe Short story about a teenager from a blue-collar area of Nottingham with bleak prospects who turns to…
Omon Ra - Victor Pelevin Omon Krivomazov has always wanted to be an astronaut but not everything is as it seems in the USSR's space program; cosmonauting dead dogs, bikes…
Working class literature: reading guide Libcom.org's reading guide on literature with a focus on work and accurate representations of working class life, culture and resistance to power…
No beast so fierce - Edward Bunker A lifelong thief released after an 8 year stretch in prison struggles with the unyielding parole officer waiting to return him, finding a job and…
