What is your favorite book with philosophical elements (but which isn't really philopsphy)?

Joker99352

Joker99352

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The first book that comes to my mind is Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. It's about war--particularly the bombing of Dresden in World War II--and the effect and meaning thereof. There's a recurring phrase in the novel in regards to death, which resonates with a lot of people: "So it goes."

It's not a philosophy book, but it really makes you think. It's also quite short, which makes that all the more impressive. There's a lot of discussion about free will, as well, which is a pretty common philosophical concept.

What other books really make you think?
 
I agree with the post above, Modera just quoted my favourite writer ever, Dostoevsky. As precursor of existentialism, Dostoevsky's novels and short stories have a high introspective meaning. In relation to that, the stories and the people he tells about seem just an "instrument" he uses to show the inner world of the chatacters. Another one is an Italian writer, Pirandello.
 
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