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Joseph E Stiglitz's Reading List

“I would encourage anyone interested in understanding the Great Depression or mid-19th century Britain to turn to Steinbeck or Dickens,” says Joseph E. Stiglitz, whose book “People, Power, and Profits” will be out in paperback soon.

By the Book: Joseph E Stiglitz (2020)

NYT By the Book column (2020-04-09).

Source: www.nytimes.com

A Moveable Feast

Ernest Hemingway · Buy on Amazon

"A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway, to remind me of Paris, which I fell even more in love with during my term teaching there."

The In-Between World of Vikram Lall

M. G. Vassanji · Buy on Amazon

"Particularly unforgettable are his memories of young love and the student movement in Dar es Salaam."

Wuthering Heights

Emily Bronte · Buy on Amazon

"What a book about inequality, sexuality, class. Beautifully atmospheric, too."

Of Love and Other Demons

Gabriel Garcia Marquez · Buy on Amazon

"What a textured, rich, lush novel set in colonial Colombia. I couldn't stop reading."

Dog Eat Dog

Niq Mhlongo · Buy on Amazon

"He is an antihero and the book is satirical and funny and also sad. I gave it to several people for Christmas."

A Terrible Country

Keith Gessen · Buy on Amazon

"The book explains the strange, menacing undercurrent of life in Moscow today."

Ghachar Ghochar

Vivek Shanbhag · Buy on Amazon

"It's a novella about a family in South India and their descent into physical violence. The ending has a shocking twist."

Crossing to Safety

Wallace Stegner · Buy on Amazon

"It's about four friends looking back on their friendship and begins with their years teaching at Wisconsin when they were all trying to get tenure."

Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson · Buy on Amazon

"Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, is an example."

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe · Buy on Amazon

"We are rereading Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, this month."

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