Books · 1920
A New Decade of Modernism and Literary Innovation
The dawn of the Roaring Twenties brought a wave of modernist masterworks, biting social satire, and iconic genre debuts to the literary scene. Writers around the world reflected post-war disillusionment and changing social norms while laying the foundations for modern popular fiction.
- Sinclair Lewis · Novel · Bestseller
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis's scathing satire of small-town American complacency became a massive commercial hit and redefined realistic fiction in the 1920s.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald · Cultural Phenomenon
This Side of Paradise
F. Scott Fitzgerald's sensational debut novel captured the disillusionment and energetic morals of the post-WWI Jazz Age youth.
- Edith Wharton · Literary Classic
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece offers a nuanced critique of upper-class Gilded Age New York society.
- Agatha Christie · Influential Work
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie's debut novel introduced the world to famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and launched the golden age of detective fiction.
- Colette · Fiction · Literary Classic
Chéri
Colette's celebrated French novel explores the bittersweet love affair between an aging courtesan and her younger lover in Belle Époque Paris.
- Karel Čapek · Sci-Fi Landmark
R.U.R.
Karel Čapek's influential Czech science-fiction play introduced the word 'robot' to the world and examined artificial life and human morality.
- Hugh Lofting · Children's Classic
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting's beloved children's book introduced the eccentric physician who can speak to animals, spawning a famous long-running series.
- D. H. Lawrence · Literary Classic
Women in Love
D. H. Lawrence's complex, radical novel examines love, intimacy, and modern industrial life through the relationships of two sisters.
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