What Gore Vidal book would you recommend to start with / which of his books has been your favourite ? (Could apply to non-american readers). [more inside]
posted by Jireel on Oct 7, 2009 - 18 answers

Looking for older but well written essays that are available online at project gutenberg or other source. The style might be humorous or very serious. I am to some extent familiar with the shorter writings of J K Jerome and Bertrand Russel and looking for more in a similar vein. [more inside]
posted by ilike on Dec 21, 2008 - 14 answers

The devil visiting earth seems to be a pretty common happening in certain litterature or films. I am looking for examples of what he actually does when coming here. [more inside]
posted by ilike on Mar 21, 2008 - 51 answers

Novels in which a character (preferably main character) goes frequently to the whorehouse and has difficulty controlling this habit? [more inside]
posted by amusem on Jul 27, 2006 - 21 answers