Books like Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller reads as dark, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Crucible

Arthur Miller · 1953

Same drama feel

83% genome match

The Doctor's Dilemma

George Bernard Shaw · 1911

Same classic feel

64% genome match

The Children's Hour

Lillian Hellman · 1934

Same drama feel

62% genome match

Na dne

Максим Горький · 1912

Same classic feel

64% genome match

Et dukkehjem

Henrik Ibsen · 1879

Same classic feel

62% genome match

Beyond the horizon

Eugene O'Neill · 1920

Same drama feel

62% genome match

Four Plays (Orpheus Descending / Period of Adjustment / Suddenly Last Summer / Summer and Smoke)

Tennessee Williams · 1976

Same drama feel

60% genome match

Of Mice and Men [play]

John Steinbeck · 1937

Same drama feel

59% genome match

Frühlings Erwachen

Frank Wedekind · 1800

Same drama feel

56% genome match

Famous American plays of the 1950s

Lee Strasberg · 1962

Both explore family

57% genome match

Hello and goodbye

Athol Fugard · 1966

Both explore family

57% genome match

Look Back in Anger

John Osborne · 1957

Same drama feel

51% genome match