Reccomended Reads
These reading materials are recommended for those who want to enrich their experience in English 12. They are arranged according to the subjects and themes we are exploring. The texts we are reading are in brackets.
Magic Realism, Pan American Authors (Short Stories):
Carpentier, Alejo. The Lost Steppes.
Borges, Jorge Luis. Ficciones. - a collection of short stories by Borges.
Calvino, Italo. Invisible Cities.
Censorship, Propaganda (Fahrenheit 451):
Orwell, George. 1984.
Gothic Literature (Frankenstein):
Hogg, James. Confessions of a Justified Sinner.
Stevenson, R.L. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekkyl and Mr. Hyde.
Lewis, Matthew. The Monk.
Liminality, Rites of Passage (”Julius Caesar”) :
Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet”, “As You Like It”