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The Stranger by Albert Camus (123 pages): Camus's classic novel about a man who, somewhat aloofly, kills someone and must face the consequences is often cited as a major exemplar of existentialist thought (though Camus preferred not to be lumped into the existentialist category).
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (166 pages): This novel about an ambitious scientist who conducts an unorthodox experiment and creates a "monster" is an early example of gothic horror writing during the Romantic period.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (55 pages): No one should miss Kafka's tale of a man who wakes up one morning to discover that he has been transformed into a gigantic bug. If you've already read it, you could also take a look at Haruki Murakami's tribute to the story, published in The New Yorker.
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