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By Adding These Works, Did Cvb51 Improve "1001 Books to Read Before You Die" ? - Page 4

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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A Madman's Diary (Lu Xun)
A Madman's Diary
121
Lu Xun
Two Towns in Provence (M.F.K. Fisher)
Two Towns in Provence
122
M.F.K. Fisher
Epitaph of a Small Winner (Machado De Assis)
Epitaph of a Small Winner
123
Machado De Assis
The Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
124
Magda Szabó
The Travels (Marco Polo)
The Travels
125
Marco Polo
Conversation in the Cathedral (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Conversation in the Cathedral
126
Mario Vargas Llosa
Roughing It (Mark Twain)
Roughing It
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Mark Twain
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
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Marlon James
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Matsuo Bashō)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
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Matsuo Bashō
Seven Men (Max Beerbohm)
Seven Men
130
Max Beerbohm
Friday (Michel Tournier)
Friday
131
Michel Tournier
Mist (Miguel ​De Unamuno)
Mist
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Miguel ​De Unamuno
The President (Miguel Angel Asturias)
The President
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Miguel Angel Asturias
Three Exemplary Novels (Miguel De Unamuno)
Three Exemplary Novels
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Miguel De Unamuno
Five Hours With Mario (Miguel Delibes)
Five Hours With Mario
135
Miguel Delibes
And Quiet Flows the Don (Mikhail Sholokhov)
And Quiet Flows the Don
136
Mikhail Sholokhov
Pavel's Letters (Monika Maron)
Pavel's Letters
137
Monika Maron
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
138
Naguib Mahfouz
Palace of Desire (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace of Desire
139
Naguib Mahfouz
Sugar Street (Naguib Mahfouz)
Sugar Street
140
Naguib Mahfouz
Family Lexicon (Natalia Ginzburg)
Family Lexicon
141
Natalia Ginzburg
The Gate (Natsume Sōseki)
The Gate
142
Natsume Sōseki
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
143
Neal Stephenson
The Red Highway (Nicolas Rothwell)
The Red Highway
144
Nicolas Rothwell
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock
145
Oakley Hall
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
146
Olga Tokarczuk
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
147
Orhan Pamuk
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
148
Orson Scott Card
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
149
Ovid
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
150
P.G. Wodehouse
Uncle Fred in the Springtime (P.G. Wodehouse)
Uncle Fred in the Springtime
151
P.G. Wodehouse
The Dwarf (Pär Lagerkvist)
The Dwarf
152
Pär Lagerkvist
A Time of Gifts (Patrick Leigh Fermor)
A Time of Gifts
153
Patrick Leigh Fermor
In the Café of Lost Youth (Patrick Modiano)
In the Café of Lost Youth
154
Patrick Modiano
Suspended Sentences (Patrick Modiano)
Suspended Sentences
155
Patrick Modiano
Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) (Patrick O'Brian)
Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1)
156
Patrick O'Brian
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
157
Paul Bowles
The Raj Quartet (Paul Scott)
The Raj Quartet
158
Paul Scott
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia (Paul Theroux)
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
159
Paul Theroux
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
160
Per Petterson
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