Gene Wilder's Reading List

Notable reader profiled on radicalreads.com. 6 favorite books recommended in their radicalreads feature.

Favorite books (2021)

Favorite books recommended by Gene Wilder, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/gene-wilder-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh

Irving Stone · Buy on Amazon

"The letters of my favorite painter to his younger brother Theo. Van Gogh gives an insight into his creative process, which I found fascinating. I carried this book with me for many years and it always gave me courage when I was depressed."

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway · Buy on Amazon

"This love story set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War is on my list of all-time greats. Hemingway’s definition of courage was grace under pressure, and that’s what this book exemplifies."

The Notebooks of Captain Georges

Jean Renoir · Buy on Amazon

"My favorite book of all, and it’s written by a film director. Renoir’s novel is a romantic story about a rich Frenchman who, as a young man, fell in love with a prostitute. He kept his love secret, but wrote about it in his private notebooks. When he is old and ill the notebooks are unearthed and published."

Love in the Time of Choler a

Gabriel García Márquez · Buy on Amazon

"An epic love story about a man who loves the same woman for 50 years. She marries another, but when she’s old and a widow they meet again and find they’re still in love. A sad, romantic, and beautifully written story."

Timebends

Arthur Miller · Buy on Amazon

"The late, great playwright’s autobiography answered so many questions I wanted to know, such as the details of his falling out with his close friend, Elia Kazan, and what really happened when he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee and refused to name names."

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