10 books, over which will have to smash his head

1. "Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco

Novel puzzle, a novel with a secret - these and other similar adjectives come to mind after finally finished reading the book and grasp it all the mind's eye. medieval version Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, which began with a simple, albeit creepy, intrigue, who is investigating the protagonists gradually It transformed into a truly magnificent hoax with elements of philosophy, theology and twisted thriller.

Novel debut for Umberto Eco, professor of the University of Bologna, published in 1980. The author managed to convey in words strikingly realistic atmosphere of the Middle Ages. You, like other readers, do not let a sense of reality of what is happening in the book.

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2. "Ulysses," James Joyce

A novel by Irish writer James Joyce's critics rightly called the pinnacle of modernism literature. The author describes a day in the life of Leopold Bloom, an ordinary citizen, in the bustling Dublin. However, the author managed to fit into the narrative of a great number of philosophical, historical, literary and cultural allusions.

novel composition has a clear analogy with Homer's "Odyssey". If you look closely, you can find in the surroundings of the hero Ulysses (Odysseus Latin form of the name) many similar characters: Telemachus, Penelope and others. Once may not be enough to fully understand in all, but the result is worth re-reading.

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3. "Hopscotch" by Julio Cortazar

The fact that he wrote the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, later called a shining example antinovel. The book has an unusual structure, the author suggests reading at least two circuits. They appear in the text. In the center of the plot - reflections of the protagonist, Horacio Oliveira about the meaning of his life and his relationships with others.

Roman will be an excellent workout for the intellect at the expense of total immersion into the world of the characters thoughts clearly and precisely drawn by the author.

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4. "Magus" by John Fowles

The novel's plot is simple in appearance: the main character, a poet and a typical representative of the British intelligentsia, runs away from love and relationships to distant Greek island. There he is aware of his poetic incompetence, but by the suicide of his saves acquaintance with Maurice Konchisom, owner of a luxury villa. Here and there are events that determined the final novel.

The book, called by critics the Baroque, has quite a visible analogy with the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, descended into the realm of the dead, for his beloved Eurydice. Fowles himself called his creation "stew about the essence of human existence," and he believed that he had written the words of no more sense than a Rorschach spots.

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5. "Magic Mountain" by Thomas Mann

A philosophical novel by German writer tells about the urgent problems in the life of pre-war European society. The game's story - the life of patients tubercular resort high in the Alps. In spite of serious illness and the proximity of death, the people there behave as if nothing had happened: argue, make friends, love and lead an idle life, not thinking about the future.

In the novel by Thomas Mann, on all sides consider cravings people shirk responsibility in any way, to pass it on someone else's shoulders and continue to indulge in carefree hedonism. We can say, the book is not lost relevance drop over the years.

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6. "The house of leaves" Mark Danilevsky

This is the most famous work of the American writer, in which he freely experimenting with everything: genres, forms, styles and narrative. The game's story - the story of the blind old man, the author of the manuscript of the amateur film. His assistant, a young man, engaged in deciphering and publication of manuscripts. In the papers we are talking about the terrible events that took place in the house of one family.

The texts of the two main characters (the first - the old man of the film, the second - the young assistant of the manuscript) are interspersed, but exist in parallel. The whole story turns his head to the point that you read the last page and closed the book, can not help but long hours of contemplation on his novel.

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7. "Dictionary of the Khazars" by Milorad Pavic

The first novel by Serbian writer became a model of modern mythology. Plot in the conventional sense of the word in the book there. The dictionary consists of three parts - a collection of stories about the characters that are mentioned in the novel. The first part, The Red Book, resulting in Christian sources on the Khazar nation; second, the Green Book - Islamic and third, Yellow Book - Jewish. We can read in any order.

The main theme of the novel - the arguments of the Khazars (ancient Turkic people) on the choice of religion. This event really took place in VIII-IX centuries AD. As for the characters, they are completely fictitious, but some analogies and beg. The author believed that the story about the Khazars novel idea can be applied to any small people.

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8. "Shadow of the Wind", Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Together with the main characters, you immerse yourself in an intricate, almost mystical world of Barcelona. You will meet with dangerous strangers, beautiful ladies and a lot of secrets. Once you find the answer to one question and solve one teaserAs there will be ten more in its place, a more complex and intricate. Numerous readers rave reviews confirm - the book impossible to put down.

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9. "Woman in the Dunes" by Kobo Abe

Amateur naturalist in search of rare butterflies enters into a strange village, where he meets a woman, forced every day to clear your home from top to pouring sand. There is no way out, around the sand, he draws, and the main character is sinking deeper and deeper. 46 days of man languishes a prisoner in the house of an unusual woman. Escape attempt came to nothing lead - main character was again in the quaint village populated by strange people. When he is given the opportunity to leave the torturers, a man in no hurry.

The novel Japanese writer raises a lot of emotions - from anger to indignation, but in the end make you a much to think about and perhaps even rethink their current existence and attitude to many things.

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10. "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell

British writer sends his third novel readers knockdown. There are several storylines that, at first glance, are not bound by anything. Only at the end of the story comes the understanding that they are close to each other. The natives, adventurers and nature loving, hired killers and greedy corporations, retired writers, gangsters and people from the future - all these different incarnations of the same soul.

This is an atlas of human nature, with its thirst for the hunt and of life itself. And in this regard to being passionate is the main strength of the amazing puzzle books.

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