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Into the wild

2008
Dramatizes the true story of Christopher McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old man, newly graduated from college, who gave away all his money and possessions and embarked on a journey of self-discovery on the road, which eventually led him to Alaska where he starved to death in the wilderness.

Ordinary wolves

2004
A white boy transplanted from Chicago to the Arctic tundra of Alaska finds himself struggling to adapt to his new home, where he must learn to hunt, fish, and live off the land, separated from the constant call of consumer culture.

Demian

the story of Emil Sinclair's youth
1965
Torn between his idyllic bourgeois family life and the mystical world of his friend and alter-ego, Demian, Emil Sinclair struggles to find his place in society.

Big fish

a novel of mythic proportions
1999
Sitting by his father's deathbed, William Bloom tries to understand the man quickly slipping away, who is more interested in evading his son's questions than answering them. So William reconstructs his father's life through a series of stories, and in doing so finds a way to say goodbye.

The adventures of Augie March

1999
A young boy in Depression-era Chicago begins a career marked by failure until he finally achieves his success.

The starboard sea

2012
Devastated by the suicide of his prep-school roommate and disdaining the trappings of his affluent Manhattan life, Jason transfers to another school and bonds with a troubled classmate whose subsequent death compels Jason to uncover the truth.

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