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By Adding These Works, Did Cvb51 Improve "1001 Books to Read Before You Die" ? - Page 3

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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Doctor Glas (Hjalmar Söderberg)
Doctor Glas
81
Hjalmar Söderberg
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
82
Homer
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
83
Homer
The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel (Isaac Babel)
The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel
84
Isaac Babel
Manservant and Maidservant (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Manservant and Maidservant
85
Ivy Compton-Burnett
The Interrogation (J.M.G. Le Clézio)
The Interrogation
86
J.M.G. Le Clézio
Hindoo Holiday (J.R. Ackerley)
Hindoo Holiday
87
J.R. Ackerley
The World of Venice (Jan Morris)
The World of Venice
88
Jan Morris
Our Lady of the Flowers (Jean Genet)
Our Lady of the Flowers
89
Jean Genet
The Horseman on the Roof (Jean Giono)
The Horseman on the Roof
90
Jean Giono
Fatale (Jean-Patrick Manchette)
Fatale
91
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Nada (Jean-Patrick Manchette)
Nada
92
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Niels Lyhne (Jens Peter Jacobsen)
Niels Lyhne
93
Jens Peter Jacobsen
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
94
Jim Thompson
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
95
Joan Didion
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor
96
John Barth
Grendel (John Gardner)
Grendel
97
John Gardner
The Cannibal (John Hawkes)
The Cannibal
98
John Hawkes
The Gallery (John Horne Burns)
The Gallery
99
John Horne Burns
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing
100
John Williams
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
101
John Williams
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
102
Jon Krakauer
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Jorge Amado)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
103
Jorge Amado
The Obscene Bird of Night (José Donoso)
The Obscene Bird of Night
104
José Donoso
Paradiso (Jose Lezama Lima)
Paradiso
105
Jose Lezama Lima
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
106
José Saramago
A Brief Life (Juan Carlos Onetti)
A Brief Life
107
Juan Carlos Onetti
The Shipyard (Juan Carlos Onetti)
The Shipyard
108
Juan Carlos Onetti
The Secret History of Costaguana (Juan Gabriel Vásquez)
The Secret History of Costaguana
109
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
110
Juan Rulfo
Blow-Up and Other Stories (Julio Cortázar)
Blow-Up and Other Stories
111
Julio Cortázar
Hopscotch (Julio Cortázar)
Hopscotch
112
Julio Cortázar
The Makioka Sisters (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
113
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
A Personal Matter (Kenzaburō Ōe)
A Personal Matter
114
Kenzaburō Ōe
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
115
Keri Hulme
The Woman in the Dunes (Kōbō Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
116
Kōbō Abe
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
117
Larry McMurtry
Satantango (László Krasznahorkai)
Satantango
118
László Krasznahorkai
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
119
Lawrence Durrell
Equal Danger (Leonardo Sciascia)
Equal Danger
120
Leonardo Sciascia
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