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By Adding These Works, Did Cvb51 Improve "1001 Books to Read Before You Die" ? - Page 2

While culling books of lesser worth, cvb51recently added the books on this list to one (bloated) version of the "1001 Books To Read Before You Die" challenge. This resulted in the very popular revamped challenge at the link, which actually has the stated 1001 books.
To summarise, cvb51 added these works in order to:
--- Improve the literary quality of the list
--- Reduce the English language bias
--- Bring in more great books by great authors
Do you agree that these books were worth adding?
Note: I have cross-checked the list carefully and hopefully have made no errors. I've also expanded some volumes into individual works.
Thanks to cvb51.
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The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
41
Dante Alighieri
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
42
David Mitchell
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
43
Denis Johnson
The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
44
Dorothy B. Hughes
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
45
Edgar Allan Poe
The City of Marvels (Eduardo Mendoza)
The City of Marvels
46
Eduardo Mendoza
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
47
Edwidge Danticat
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
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Eileen Chang
Beauty Is a Wound (Eka Kurniawan)
Beauty Is a Wound
49
Eka Kurniawan
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
The Neapolitan Novels
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Elena Ferrante
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
51
Elizabeth Bowen
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Eric Newby)
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
52
Eric Newby
On Heroes and Tombs (Ernesto Sabato)
On Heroes and Tombs
53
Ernesto Sabato
The Tunnel (Ernesto Sabato)
The Tunnel
54
Ernesto Sabato
Rebellion in the Backlands (Euclides Da Cunha)
Rebellion in the Backlands
55
Euclides Da Cunha
News From the Empire (Fernando Del Paso)
News From the Empire
56
Fernando Del Paso
Thérèse Desqueyroux (François Mauriac)
Thérèse Desqueyroux
57
François Mauriac
Dune (Frank Herbert)
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58
Frank Herbert
The Long Ships (Frans Bengtsson)
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59
Frans Bengtsson
The Valleys of the Assassins (Freya Stark)
The Valleys of the Assassins
60
Freya Stark
The General in His Labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez)
The General in His Labyrinth
61
Gabriel García Márquez
Soul Mountain (Gao Xinghian)
Soul Mountain
62
Gao Xinghian
The Invisibility Cloak (Ge Fei)
The Invisibility Cloak
63
Ge Fei
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
64
Geoffrey Chaucer
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman
65
George MacDonald Fraser
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
66
George Orwell
10th of December (George Saunders)
10th of December
67
George Saunders
Monsieur Monde Vanishes (George Simenon)
Monsieur Monde Vanishes
68
George Simenon
Dirty Snow (Georges Simenon, Tr. Marc Romano & Louise Varèse)
Dirty Snow
69
Georges Simenon, Tr. Marc Romano & Louise Varèse
The Evenings (Gerard Reve)
The Evenings
70
Gerard Reve
The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
The Decameron
71
Giovanni Boccaccio
Mastro Don Gesualdo (Giovanni Verga)
Mastro Don Gesualdo
72
Giovanni Verga
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
73
Gore Vidal
Myra Breckenridge (Gore Vidal)
Myra Breckenridge
74
Gore Vidal
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
75
Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
76
Haruki Murakami
Seven Years in Tibet (Heinrich Harrer)
Seven Years in Tibet
77
Heinrich Harrer
Tintin (Hergé)
Tintin
78
Hergé
The Confidence-Man (Herman Melville)
The Confidence-Man
79
Herman Melville
The Piazza Tales (Herman Melville)
The Piazza Tales
80
Herman Melville
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