Selected Stories is a collection of short stories by Nadine Gordimer, a Nobel Prize-winning author. Like Fugard, Gordimer is a white South African who vividly brings to life her characters and the African landscape they inhabit.

Hamlet, one of William Shakespeare's timeless tragedies, was penned around 1603. It revolves around a young man grappling with unresolved issues concerning his father and uncle. His inability to express his emotions leads him to lash out at loved ones, resulting in severe consequences.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) is a novel by Harper Lee that explores the events in a Southern American town during the Great Depression. The novel tackles themes of racism and power through the story of a black man on trial for the rape of a white woman and the white lawyer who defends him.

Black Like Me (1961) is a memoir by John Howard Griffin, which chronicles the experiences of a white man who altered his skin pigment to appear as a black man in the 1950s American South. The book provides a unique perspective on the treatment of African Americans during a crucial period in civil rights history.