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By Adding These Works, Did Cvb51 Improve "1001 Books to Read Before You Die" ? - Page 5

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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Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
161
Peter Høeg
A Book of Memories (Péter Nádas)
A Book of Memories
162
Péter Nádas
Buru Quartet (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
Buru Quartet
163
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
A Cup of Rage (Raduan Nassar)
A Cup of Rage
164
Raduan Nassar
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
165
Ray Bradbury
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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Raymond Carver
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
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Rebecca West
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
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Richard Hughes
The Road to Oxiana (Robert Byron)
The Road to Oxiana
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M. Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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Robert M. Pirsig
Dog Soldiers (Robert Stone)
Dog Soldiers
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Robert Stone
Jakob Von Gunten (Robert Walser)
Jakob Von Gunten
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The Seven Madmen (Roberto Arlt)
The Seven Madmen
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Roberto Arlt
The Deptford Trilogy (Robertson Davies)
The Deptford Trilogy
174
Robertson Davies
Human Matter (Rodrigo Rey Rosa)
Human Matter
175
Rodrigo Rey Rosa
The Places in Between (Rory Stewart)
The Places in Between
176
Rory Stewart
The Towers of Trebizond (Rose Macauley)
The Towers of Trebizond
177
Rose Macauley
The Emperor (Ryszard Kapuściński)
The Emperor
178
Ryszard Kapuściński
Khirbet Khizeh (S. Yizhar)
Khirbet Khizeh
179
S. Yizhar
The Most of S.J. Perelman (S.J. Perelman)
The Most of S.J. Perelman
180
S.J. Perelman
Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable
181
Samuel Beckett
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift
182
Saul Bellow
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
183
Sayaka Murata
Beware of Pity (Stefan Zweig)
Beware of Pity
184
Stefan Zweig
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
185
Svetlana Alexievich,
A Visit to Don Otavio (Sybille Bedford)
A Visit to Don Otavio
186
Sybille Bedford
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
187
T.E. Lawrence
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
188
Theodore Sturgeon
The End of the Hunt (Thomas Flanagan)
The End of the Hunt
189
Thomas Flanagan
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
190
Thor Heyerdahl
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
191
Tom Wolfe
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Unknown)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
192
Unknown
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
193
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ramayana (Valmiki)
Ramayana
194
Valmiki
Kolyma Stories (Varlam Shalamov)
Kolyma Stories
195
Varlam Shalamov
Life and Fate (Vasily Grossman)
Life and Fate
196
Vasily Grossman
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
197
Vicky Baum
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
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Virgil
Ghachar Ghochar (Vivek Shanbhag)
Ghachar Ghochar
199
Vivek Shanbhag
Arabian Sands (Wilfred Thesiger)
Arabian Sands
200
Wilfred Thesiger
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