Literature is an amazing and colorful world filled with stories and fantasy stories. At the moment, it is not difficult to find a book that will please depending on its content, cover, style and other factors. Some like adventure, others prefer detectives, and still others read romance novels. There are many genres, but the most amazing books are those that are based on real events.
As you know, it is life that writes the most interesting and unusual stories that often form the basis of books. If you go deeper into the past, it is not difficult to notice that the first books were works created on the basis of real events, for example, The Tale of Bygone Years by Nestor the Chronicler or The Word about Igor's Regiment. The presented list is a list of books that creates a mosaic of stories that take place with different heroes and at different times, and the only unifying factor is the bar “based on real events”.
Henri Sharrier "Moth"
The autobiographical novel Moth is a book that was initially doomed to success and became a bestseller immediately after its appearance in 1969. During the first three years from the date of publication, more than 10 million copies of this book were published, and cinematographers staged a real war for the right to film the work.
The premiere of the film, created by Franklin Scheffner based on the book, took place in 1973. Now “Moth” is not only a bestseller, but also a classic of cinema. Anra Sharyer is the protagonist of the book, nicknamed Moth, who at the age of 25 was accused of murder. The man was sentenced to life imprisonment and it was from this moment that his fantastic adventures began, bringing the hero to death. Having passed a series of difficult and risky tests, Moth not only regained his good name, but also gained long-awaited freedom.
Daniel Keyes "Billy Milligan's Multiple Minds"
A unique story based on real events, attracts from the first minute and keeps to the last page. The book tells about a man (Billy Milligan) with a split world of consciousness. Inside the hero hides 24 completely different personalities, differing in their aspirations and intellect.
Children and adults, women and men, creative people and criminal faces - they all lead a desperate struggle for the right to own and control the body, controlling its actions. The book will tell about the versatility of the human soul, as well as make you realize how important it is to be able to control your body and mind.
Harper Lee "To Kill a Mockingbird"
“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a poignant story about a family that lives in a small city in the south of America. The novel is based on a stage in the life of a town, which is going through a stage in the formation of a civil society system and the emergence of such a thing as democracy. The narration is conducted from the face of a little girl and serves as a story from the childhood of the author. The book tells about the city and its history of appearance, about the manners and rules of behavior that have developed here for many years.
The book describes the inequality of people, a negative attitude towards black women and men. The child perceives this world as something complex, ambiguous and contradictory. Here everything is mixed up - the struggle for justice and bitter reality, problems and fears, racial problems and attitudes towards such families. The plot focuses on the trial of a black man who was accused of something he did not commit. The father of a little girl is a lawyer who is trying to restore justice at all costs.
Gregory David Roberts "Shantaram"
This novel is one of the most astounding books written in the 21st century. “Shantaram” is an artistic story in the form of a confession of a man who has passed all the difficulties and trials of life in order to get out of the “bottom”. At the moment, the novel is considered a bestseller, deserving of enthusiasm and positive feedback from modern critics.
In the center of the plot is a hero who, like the author, has been hiding from the law for a long time. The man divorced his wife, after which he was deprived of parental rights. The hero, crushed by grief, went downhill, became addicted to drugs and committed several crimes. Once in prison, the man soon runs away to start a new life and find true love.
Walls Jannett "The castle of glass. What is hiding the past?
The book of a young journalist was so fond of readers that after a few weeks, after publication, she made the author one of the most popular. The “glass castle” is a sensation of modern literature, which has taken the first lines in book ratings. In the book, the girl described her childhood, the period of growing up, which happened in an unusual family with shocking upbringing methods. The “glass castle” is a kind of cry from the soul of the author, which allowed her to get rid of the pain, secrets and feelings of shame that she did not leave her throughout her life.
Haruki Murakami "Underground"
"Underground" is a book based on real events that occurred on March 20, 1995 in one of the Tokyo Metro.Members of the religious sect Aum Shinrikyo released a poison called sarin on the subway (the striking effect is 25 times stronger than that of cyanide). Zarinovaya attack - this is one of the worst cases of a terrorist act and violence that has gone down in history forever. The book was created from the words of the participants in these tragic events and eyewitnesses and is structured according to the passengers and trains that came under the terrorist attack.
Kate Manning "My Unholy Life"
In the center of the plot is a girl living in a poor Irish family that soon lost her parents and knew the whole bitterness of life. She found herself in the family of an obstetrician doctor, who achieved success in those times when women confessed only in three places - nursery, kitchen and bedroom. The girl, by the will of fate, was separated from her sister and brother, so the main thing for her was to find and protect them.
Living in a huge city, the girl quickly turns into a star, helping both the poorest women and ladies from high society. The heroine works for days on end, saving the bodies and souls of women, demonstrating her humanity. The story is based on the life of a real girl, Ann Loman, who has been practicing obstetrics for half a century. This fragile woman not only heroically saves women, but also struggles with the law, goodies and hypocrites standing in her way.
