Books like Roman tales by Alberto Moravia

A timeless novel about love, manners, and the struggle for wealth and status in 19th-century England.

Set during the French Indochina War, the novel follows British journalist Thomas Fowler, his mistress Phuong, and American idealist Pyle, whose ambitions and tragic fate reshape their lives amid political turmoil.

A poignant and intimate historical novel set during World War II, Suite française by Irène Némirovsky vividly depicts the desperate situation of a war-torn France.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

The glitter and cynicism of Rome under Mussolini provide the background of what is probably Alberto Moravia’s best and best-known novel — The Woman of Rome. It’s the story of Adriana, a simple girl with no fortune but her beauty who models naked for a painter, accepts gifts from men, and could never quite identify the moment when she traded her private dream of home and children for the life of a prostitute. One of the very few novels of the twentieth century which can be ranked with the work of Dostoevsky, The Woman of Rome also tells the stories of the tortured university student Giacomo, a failed revolutionary who refuses to admit his love for Adriana; of the sinister figure of Astarita, the Secret Police officer obsessed with Adriana; and of the coarse and brutal criminal, Sonzogno, who treats Adriana as his private property. Within this story of passion and betrayal, Moravia calmly strips away the pride and arrogance hiding the corrupt heart of Italian Fascism.

Nicholas Nickleby's struggle to support his mother and sister.

Alberto Moravia’s 1954 existential novel, *Contempt*, examines a troubled marriage and the alienation of the screenwriter husband, exploring themes of love, betrayal, and artistic ambition in postwar Italy.

In 1937, a 12-year-old girl discovers ways to combat injustice in Seattle.

The ribald new masterpiece by one of the world's great novelists -- an unflinching view of private lives in Roman of mid-20th century.

A collection of short stories featuring Katherine Mansfield's vivid depiction of mundane moments and social dynamics, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century New Zealand.

Set in the 1860s, The Leopard is the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution.

An elderly writer stays in Venice, becoming entranced by a young boy named Tadzio while a plague looms, forcing him to confront the tension between artistic longing and the harsh demands of reality.

A young woman's life in 1800 Annapolis is complicated by a rebellious journalist's radical ideas.

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An innocent village girl falls under the spell of a charming but unattainable young man, leading to a dangerous obsession and a tragedy in her carefree life.