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50 Books I've Read From Around the World

This list consists of books that I have read from around the world that were not originally published in English, or were written in English in a post-colonial literary context.
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Silence (Shūsaku Endō)
Silence
1
Shūsaku Endō
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
3
Chinua Achebe
Faceless Killers (Henning Mankell)
Faceless Killers
4
Henning Mankell
Jar City (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Jar City
5
Arnaldur Indriðason
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
6
Albert Camus
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
7
Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
8
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
9
Bernhard Schlink
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
The Keeper of Lost Causes
10
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Unknown (Didier Van Cauwelaert)
Unknown
11
Didier Van Cauwelaert
Roseanna (Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per)
Roseanna
12
Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
13
Anonymous
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
14
Jules Verne
The Secret Supper (Javier Sierra)
The Secret Supper
15
Javier Sierra
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
16
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Kill the Father (Sandrone Dazieri)
Kill the Father
17
Sandrone Dazieri
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
18
Asterix
Asterix
19
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
20
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
21
Stieg Larsson
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
22
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
23
Anonymous
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
24
Johanna Spyri
Six Four (Hideo Yokoyama)
Six Four
25
Hideo Yokoyama
The Bat (Jo Nesbø)
The Bat
26
Jo Nesbø
The Shadow Puppet (Georges Simenon)
The Shadow Puppet
27
Georges Simenon
The Dogs of Riga (Latvia)
The Dogs of Riga (Latvia)
28
Palace of the Peacock
Palace of the Peacock
29
Alexander (Valerie Massimo Manfredi)
Alexander
30
Valerie Massimo Manfredi
Asterix and the Banquet
Asterix and the Banquet
31
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
32
Jules Verne
Silence of the Grave
Silence of the Grave
33
Monkey Planet
Monkey Planet
34
Guerillas
Guerillas
35
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
36
Barbara Kingsolver
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
37
Samuel Beckett
The Seven Crystal Balls (Hergé)
The Seven Crystal Balls
38
Hergé
The Redbreast (Jo Nesbo)
The Redbreast
39
Jo Nesbo
The Fire Engine That Disappeared (Sjowall & Wahloo)
The Fire Engine That Disappeared
40
Sjowall & Wahloo
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