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Classics in Translation

A lot of classics lists tend to focus on English language literature, or at least Euro-centric, but there are many excellent examples of classic literature from different countries that are available in translation. Here is a non-exhaustive list.
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1
Carlo Collodi
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
2
Virgil
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
3
Aesop
Against Nature (Joris-Karl Huysmans, Patrick McGuiness)
Against Nature
4
Joris-Karl Huysmans, Patrick McGuiness
Agamemnon (Aeschylus)
Agamemnon
5
Aeschylus
Alexander Pushkin: Selected Poetry (Pushkin)
Alexander Pushkin: Selected Poetry
6
Pushkin
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
7
Erich Maria Remarque
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
8
Confucius
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
9
Leo Tolstoy
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
10
Jules Verne
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
11
Sun Tzu
Arthurian Romances (Chretien De Troyes)
Arthurian Romances
12
Chretien De Troyes
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
13
Irmgard Keun
The Assommoir (Émile Zola, Translated by Brian Nelson)
The Assommoir
14
Émile Zola, Translated by Brian Nelson
Bel Ami (Maupassant)
Bel Ami
15
Maupassant
The Belly of Paris (Emile Zola)
The Belly of Paris
16
Emile Zola
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed
17
Alessandro Manzoni
Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
18
Francoise Sagan
The Book of the City of Ladies (Christine De Pizan)
The Book of the City of Ladies
19
Christine De Pizan
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
20
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks
21
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
22
Voltaire
Capital (Karl Marx)
Capital
23
Karl Marx
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
24
Franz Kafka
Catullus--Attis and Other Poems
Catullus--Attis and Other Poems
25
The Charterhouse of Parma (Stendhal)
The Charterhouse of Parma
26
Stendhal
Cheri (Colette)
Cheri
27
Colette
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekov)
The Cherry Orchard
28
Anton Chekov
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
29
Aristophanes
The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx)
The Communist Manifesto
30
Karl Marx
The Complete Claudine (Collette)
The Complete Claudine
31
Collette
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
32
Lady Nijo
The Confusions of Young Törless (Robert Musil)
The Confusions of Young Törless
33
Robert Musil
Consolations of Philosophy (Boethius)
Consolations of Philosophy
34
Boethius
Corinne (Germaine De Staël)
Corinne
35
Germaine De Staël
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
36
Alexandre Dumas
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
37
Honoré De Balzac
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
38
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
39
Nikolai Gogol
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
40
Thomas Mann
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