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50 Great Books You Might Not Know

Or maybe you do! These fifty books, some better known than others, lingered in my memory long after I turned the final page. Perhaps you'll find a new favourite here. List image is of Jorge Luis Borges.
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One Thousand and One Nights (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
One Thousand and One Nights
1
Hanan Al-Shaykh
The Commandant
The Commandant
2
The Anthologist (Nicholson Baker)
The Anthologist
3
Nicholson Baker
Seven Men (Max Beerbohm)
Seven Men
4
Max Beerbohm
Flickerbook (Leila Berg)
Flickerbook
5
Leila Berg
Doctor Brodie's Report (Jorge Luis Borges)
Doctor Brodie's Report
6
Jorge Luis Borges
Pages From Cold Point (Paul Bowles)
Pages From Cold Point
7
Paul Bowles
I Remember (Joe Brainard)
I Remember
8
Joe Brainard
Providence (Anita Brookner)
Providence
9
Anita Brookner
The Seventh Horse and Other Tales (Leonora Carrington)
The Seventh Horse and Other Tales
10
Leonora Carrington
House of Children (Joyce Cary)
House of Children
11
Joyce Cary
Bestseller! (Claud Cockburn)
Bestseller!
12
Claud Cockburn
The Unquiet Grave (Cyril Connolly)
The Unquiet Grave
13
Cyril Connolly
Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Jen Craig)
Panthers and the Museum of Fire
14
Jen Craig
Neverland (Simon Crump)
Neverland
15
Simon Crump
Bad Marie (Marcy Dermansky)
Bad Marie
16
Marcy Dermansky
Paris Trout (Pete Dexter)
Paris Trout
17
Pete Dexter
Hermione (Hilda Doolittle)
Hermione
18
Hilda Doolittle
Dot in the Universe (Lucy Ellmann)
Dot in the Universe
19
Lucy Ellmann
Endland (Tim Etchells)
Endland
20
Tim Etchells
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing (Janice Galloway)
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
21
Janice Galloway
Turtle Diary (Russell Hoban)
Turtle Diary
22
Russell Hoban
In Hazard (Richard Hughes)
In Hazard
23
Richard Hughes
Minty Alley (C.L.R. James)
Minty Alley
24
C.L.R. James
The Well (Elizabeth Jolley)
The Well
25
Elizabeth Jolley
The Pea-Pickers (Eve Langley)
The Pea-Pickers
26
Eve Langley
Danube (Claudio Magris)
Danube
27
Claudio Magris
Kaputt (Curzio Malaparte)
Kaputt
28
Curzio Malaparte
Pompey (Jonathan Meades)
Pompey
29
Jonathan Meades
Explorers of the New Century (Magnus Mills)
Explorers of the New Century
30
Magnus Mills
The Scarecrow (Ronald Hugh Morrieson)
The Scarecrow
31
Ronald Hugh Morrieson
Senselessness (Horacio Castellanos Moya)
Senselessness
32
Horacio Castellanos Moya
Robinson (Chris Petit)
Robinson
33
Chris Petit
The Dog of the South (Charles Portis)
The Dog of the South
34
Charles Portis
The Life of Rebecca Jones (Angharad Price)
The Life of Rebecca Jones
35
Angharad Price
Berg (Ann Quin)
Berg
36
Ann Quin
Pobby and Dingan (Ben Rice)
Pobby and Dingan
37
Ben Rice
The Exploits of Engelbrecht (Maurice Richardson)
The Exploits of Engelbrecht
38
Maurice Richardson
Days and Nights in W12 (Jack Robinson)
Days and Nights in W12
39
Jack Robinson
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
40
Fran Ross
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