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IB SL/HL lit

I’m planning to take lit for IB and I was wondering about what books are normally or have been covered in the courses, and if there are things people recommend to read prior to taking the course?

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artful_lounger

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When I did it at least English lit didn't really have prescribed texts in the same way as A-level. Instead teachers chose from a really wide range of world literature options (literally hundreds of possible texts) plus I think had pretty free reign on what they taught for the non-world lit options provided they would you know, fit into the exam format.

I think the syllabus has changed somewhat since then but in general I don't think there are fixed set texts and it will depend on what your individual school is teaching.

edit: see here prescribed texts: https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/prl/?lang=en# for each literature subject. There are 12 pages for English for example! You don't study all of them, just a selection. Also it looks like world literature (literature in translation) is still a mandatory component too.