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Francis Ford Coppola's Reading List

The filmmaker and author of "Live Cinema and Its Techniques" splits his reading among fiction, history, science, religion and philosophy, "rarely popular best sellers."

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By the Book: Francis Ford Coppola (2017)

NYT By the Book column (2017-12-21).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Darkness at Noon
Arthur Koestler · Buy on Amazon
"I now understand why it is a major work. It is memorable and has all the elements of a great story: surprises, elucidation, lasting political insights and a touching ending. It's a great one!"
Cover of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson · Buy on Amazon
"I am about a third through Walter Isaacson's "Leonardo da Vinci" and really enjoying it. It makes me realize that so many of those great figures in history we feel we know so much about, we really know little."
Cover of Little Women
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott · 1868 · Buy on Amazon
"From "Little Women," that the true expressions of love are modest, simple things. Often poverty teaches us to express love in the most profound ways."
Cover of The Cairo Trilogy
The Cairo Trilogy
Naguib Mahfouz · Buy on Amazon
""The Cairo Trilogy," by Naguib Mahfouz"
Typee
Herman Melville · Buy on Amazon
""Typee," by Herman Melville."
My Ántonia
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
""My Ántonia" and "Don Quixote.""
Don Quixote
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
""My Ántonia" and "Don Quixote.""
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides · Buy on Amazon
"I loved "The Virgin Suicides" of course, as it was the debut film of my daughter, Sofia, but very much also loved "Middlesex.""
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Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides · 2002 · Buy on Amazon
"I loved "The Virgin Suicides" of course, as it was the debut film of my daughter, Sofia, but very much also loved "Middlesex.""
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Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad · Buy on Amazon
""Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. Anything by Gustave Flaubert. I love "Ivanhoe" as well, by Sir Walter Scott."
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott · Buy on Amazon
"I love "Ivanhoe" as well, by Sir Walter Scott."
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac · Buy on Amazon
"I liked "The Dharma Bums" much more, thought it was beautiful."
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams · Buy on Amazon
"later, I found I could concentrate better when I read plays, such as at age 15 picking up a copy of "A Streetcar Named Desire," which I felt was magical."

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