[vladimir998]

Well we can always pick books from the same time period: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/672954.All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front

Or we can go for very, very old classics in very modern translations: http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Homer/dp/0872203522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367011366&sr=8-1&keywords=iliad+stanley+lombardo

http://www.amazon.com/Aeneid-Vergil/dp/0300151411/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367011383&sr=1-1&keywords=sarah+ruden+aeneid

[Borges]

In an American Lit Class it’s an obvious choice. Short and pretty much perfect.

[stanne]

That’s what I’ve got my tenth graders reading. It’s great in every way especially to their education.

[jobim]

All Quiet on the Western Front, book & film, is excellent for high schoolers. I have covered it with advanced freshmen successfully.