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A Traveller's Guide to World Literature

Books encountered on sidewalks, café and hostel bookshelves, "kaz à livres", on the streets of the countries and regions that I have travelled to, or gifted by friends from near and far. A short, non-comprehensive glance at world literature that mixes some classics with lesser-known hidden gems.
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The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
1
Albert Camus
Winter Recipes From the Collective: Poems (Louise Glück)
Winter Recipes From the Collective: Poems
2
Louise Glück
Les Confessions (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Les Confessions
3
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Where Nests the Water Hen (Gabrielle Roy)
Where Nests the Water Hen
4
Gabrielle Roy
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (Luis Sepúlveda)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
5
Luis Sepúlveda
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
6
Joseph Conrad
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
7
Maya Angelou
Space Invaders (Nona Fernández)
Space Invaders
8
Nona Fernández
Once on a Moonless Night (Dai Sijie)
Once on a Moonless Night
9
Dai Sijie
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
10
Homer
The Black Heralds (César Vallejo)
The Black Heralds
11
César Vallejo
Devil's Dance (Gisèle Pineau)
Devil's Dance
12
Gisèle Pineau
No One Writes to the Colonel (Gabriel García Márquez)
No One Writes to the Colonel
13
Gabriel García Márquez
To Live (Yu Hua)
To Live
14
Yu Hua
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
15
Marguerite Duras
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
16
William Faulkner
Letters From a Stoic (Seneca)
Letters From a Stoic
17
Seneca
Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sunderban (Amitav Ghosh)
Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sunderban
18
Amitav Ghosh
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
19
Haruki Murakami
Rhinocéros (Eugène Ionesco)
Rhinocéros
20
Eugène Ionesco
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
21
J. M. Coetzee
Paula (Isabel Allende)
Paula
22
Isabel Allende
The General of the Dead Army (Ismail Kadare)
The General of the Dead Army
23
Ismail Kadare
Los Santos Inocentes (Miguel Delibes)
Los Santos Inocentes
24
Miguel Delibes
A Small Town in Germany (John Le Carre)
A Small Town in Germany
25
John Le Carre
Lost Children Archive (Valeria Luiselli)
Lost Children Archive
26
Valeria Luiselli
Tales From the Heart: True Stories From My Childhood (Maryse Condé)
Tales From the Heart: True Stories From My Childhood
27
Maryse Condé
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
28
Fernando Pessoa
The Essential Rumi (Jalal Al-Din Rumi)
The Essential Rumi
29
Jalal Al-Din Rumi
Mist (Miguel De Unamuno)
Mist
30
Miguel De Unamuno
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
31
Juan Rulfo
Half a Lifelong Romance (Eileen Chang)
Half a Lifelong Romance
32
Eileen Chang
Beauty Salon (Mario Bellatin)
Beauty Salon
33
Mario Bellatin
Oui Mon Commandant ! (Amadou Hampâté Bâ)
Oui Mon Commandant !
34
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
Ignorance (Milan Kundera)
Ignorance
35
Milan Kundera
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
36
Charlotte Bronte
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
37
Elie Wiesel
Our Lady of the Assassins (Fernando Vallejo)
Our Lady of the Assassins
38
Fernando Vallejo
The Tragedy of King Christopher (Aimé Césaire)
The Tragedy of King Christopher
39
Aimé Césaire
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
40
Franz Kafka
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