We "Feel the Need, the Need for Speed" - Short Paired Works of Literature - Page 3

Apologies to the fans of the Top Gun movie(s) but this is a list of short books, each of which can be read in a few hours or less. The works are suited to the adventurous, dare I say 'Maverick', reader. Ideal for those wanting to push the envelope, those who are singing "Highway to the Danger Zone" when they choose their next book to read.

Each paired work is typically a short novel, a novella or an individual short story. There is an occasional play, autobiography or philosophical non-fiction work. IMHO this list nicely complements my "#Markd9528 AND the BBC Believe You Haven't Read All 366 of These Short Works", available at the link.

All the works are less than about 250 pages. At least the first book of each pair features on many lists of short works/novellas.

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How the Two Ivans Quarrelled (Nikolai Gogol)

How the Two Ivans Quarrelled

81

Nikolai Gogol

The Viy: Moonlit Tales of the Macabre (Nikolai Gogol)

The Viy: Moonlit Tales of the Macabre

82

Nikolai Gogol

The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde)

The Canterville Ghost

83

Oscar Wilde

Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast (Oscar Wilde)

Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast

84

Oscar Wilde

The Sibyl (Par Lagervist)

The Sibyl

85

Par Lagervist

Barabbas (Pär Lagerkvist)

Barabbas

86

Pär Lagerkvist

Dora Bruder (Patrick Modiano)

Dora Bruder

87

Patrick Modiano

In the Café of Lost Youth (Patrick Modiano)

In the Café of Lost Youth

88

Patrick Modiano

Zastrozzi (Percy Bysshe Shelley)

Zastrozzi

89

Percy Bysshe Shelley

St. Irvyne (Percy Bysshe Shelley)

St. Irvyne

90

Percy Bysshe Shelley

A Sorrow Beyond Dreams (Peter Handke)

A Sorrow Beyond Dreams

91

Peter Handke

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (Peter Handke)

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

92

Peter Handke

Swami and Friends (R.K. Narayan)

Swami and Friends

93

R.K. Narayan

The Guide (R.K. Narayan)

The Guide

94

R.K. Narayan

Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)

Fifth Business

95

Robertson Davies

High Spirits (Robertson Davies)

High Spirits

96

Robertson Davies

In the Miso Soup (Ryū Murakami)

In the Miso Soup

97

Ryū Murakami

Audition (Ryu Murakami)

Audition

98

Ryu Murakami

The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)

The Lonely Londoners

99

Sam Selvon

Ways of Sunlight (Sam Selvon)

Ways of Sunlight

100

Sam Selvon

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (Samuel Johnson)

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

101

Samuel Johnson

Preface to Shakespeare (Samuel Johnson)

Preface to Shakespeare

102

Samuel Johnson

Babel-17 (Samuel R. Delany)

Babel-17

103

Samuel R. Delany

The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)

The Einstein Intersection

104

Samuel R. Delany

Dangling Man (Saul Bellow)

Dangling Man

105

Saul Bellow

The Actual (Saul Bellow)

The Actual

106

Saul Bellow

Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)

Convenience Store Woman

107

Sayaka Murata

Earthlings (Sayuka Murata)

Earthlings

108

Sayuka Murata

Letter From an Unknown Woman (Stefan Zweig)

Letter From an Unknown Woman

109

Stefan Zweig

Fear (Stefan Zweig)

Fear

110

Stefan Zweig

Apt Pupil (Stephen King)

Apt Pupil

111

Stephen King

The Body (Stephen King)

The Body

112

Stephen King

The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)

The Woman in Black

113

Susan Hill

The Small Hand (Susan Hill)

The Small Hand

114

Susan Hill

The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)

The Summer Book

115

Tove Jansson

The Moomins and the Great Flood (Tove Jansson)

The Moomins and the Great Flood

116

Tove Jansson

The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)

The Lathe of Heaven

117

Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)

A Wizard of Earthsea

118

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)

The Ballad of Black Tom

119

Victor Lavalle

Victor Lavalle's Destroyer (Victor Lavalle)

Victor Lavalle's Destroyer

120

Victor Lavalle

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