young men

The corruption of a young man becomes a portrait of the society that shaped his ambitions and destroyed him.

When Clay returns home to Los Angeles after being out east at college, he finds himself slipping into the dark world of wealth, moral entropy, and drug abuse that is already consuming his childhood friends.

A granddaughter travels to Turkey and Syria in order to find out the story of her grandfather's escape from genocide in Armenia during World War I.

A rising star in Brooklyn's literary scene, who is drawn to women in spite of commitment issues, considers relationships with three women who compel him to decide what he really wants out of life.

On the lonely coast of Western Australia, two thrill-seeking teenage boys fall under the spell of a veteran big-wave surfer who urges them into dangerous situations with permanent consequences.

Meet Forrest Gump, the lovable, herculean, and surprisingly savvy hero of this remarkable comic odyssey. After accidentally becoming the star of University of Alabama's football team, Forrest goes on to become a Vietnam War hero, a world-class Ping-Pong player, a villainous wrestler, and a business tycoon -- as he wonders with childlike wisdom at the insanity all around him. In between misadventures, he manages to compare battle scars with Lyndon Johnson, discover the truth about Richard Nixon, and survive the ups and downs of remaining true to his only love, Jenny, on an extraordinary journey through three decades of the American cultural landscape. Forrest Gump has one heck of a story to tell -- and you've got to read it to believe it ...

The narrator who is an undergraduate in an art school speaks humorously about his two semesters and demonstrates "the dark and secret workings of the creative human mind.".