The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
"The Waste Land" is a long poem that presents a bleak and despairing view of the world following the devastation of World War I. The poem is divided into five parts and uses a wide range of literary and cultural references, as well as multiple narrators, to depict a world in ruins. It explores themes of disillusionment, despair, and the decline of civilization, and is often considered a seminal work of modernist literature.
The 179th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1922
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 64-88
- Words
- 434
- Original Language
- English
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- 5th on Biblioteca (Argentina)
- 9th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 12th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 19th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 439th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
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- Recommended Books (Academy of Achievement)
- Great Books of the Western World (Great Books Foundation)
- The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time (The Guardian)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The Guardian's Essential Library (The Guardian)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)