give me a novel which describes the rise of person from ZERO to HERO?

Answer 1

Elephant Man :)

Answer 2

If you enjoy fantasy novels at all, I'd suggest "Blue Moon Rising" by Simon R. Green. It's a lot of fun, and definitely falls into the "zero to hero" category.

Answer 3

The Vivero letter by Desmond Bagley.Jeremy Wheale's well-ordered life is torn apart when his brother is murdered by a mob hit man, whose bait was a family heirloom - a sixteenth-century gold tray. The trail takes Wheale from Devon to Mexico and the wild tropical rain forests of Yucatan. In dense jungle, he helps two archaeologists locate the rest of a fabled hoard of gold - treasure from Uaxuanoc, the centuries-old lost city of the Mayas. But his brother's enemies are on Wheale's trail, and with them are the Chicleros, a vicious band of convict mercenaries.

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.

Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary) by Mercedes Lackey.The setting is ancient Egypt.Hunger, anger, and hatred are constants for young Vetch, rendered a brutally mistreated and overworked serf by the Tian conquest of his homeland. But everything improves when a Tian jouster requisitions Vetch to become the first serf ever to be a dragon boy. His training is intense, and his duty clear-cut: to tend his jouster, Ari, and his dragon, Kashet. He discovers that, because Ari himself had hatched Kashet, the dragon is different from others that have been captured live in the wild and must be drugged to be made tractable. Vetch finds he really likes and understands dragons, and soon he becomes the best dragon boy of all. He still harbors anger, however, toward the Tian invasion. Could he, perhaps, hatch a dragon, and then escape to help his people?

Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront. It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard who works as a detective.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.

Answer 4

Being There by Jerzy Kosinski

Chance is the gardener with virtually no contact with the outside world and no social interaction. When his wealthy employer dies, he emerges from this sheltered world into Washington, D.C., dressed in the clothes of the dead man.

He is mistaken for being a man of substance (based on his clothing) and everyone he encounters thinks his simple statements about growing plants are profound statements about the nature of the world. When he gives his name as Chance the Gardener, it is mistaken for "Chauncey Gardiner" and he rises to prominence in social circles in less than a week.

It is an incredible and hilarious social satire on the 1970s -- and a fast read.

Answer 5

David Eddings, The Belgariad

Answer 6

Eva Peron
Maria Callas
biographies

Answer 7

I just finished reading "Kite Runner". It is a wonderful story of having the courage to become the hero you were destined to become. My 17 year old son recommended it. He was motivated to read it because his high school library banned it. It does discuss topics that many may find upsetting and uncomfortable. I think it might be considered a modern Pinocchio story...a man matures and faces his responsibilities.

Answer 8

I would strongly recommend The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. In fact, the presiding theme in all of Rand's literature is about the indomitability of human spirit. A lot of people don't agree with her philosophy, but her writing about human triumph is probably some of the most poignant in the modern literary canon.

Answer 9

The Heart of the Antarctic..by Ernest Shackleton

Answer 10

Hawk of May, Kingdom of Summer, and In Winter's Shadow by Gillian Bradshaw.

Answer 11

I like Jude the Obscure, David Copperfield, and of course Star Wars.