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Powell's City of Books: 25 Books to Read Before You Die, World Edition

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"We sought to highlight literature that exposes readers to cultures and ways of life that may be different from their own. We hope to inspire people to read out of their comfort zone — and the 25 books on this list are well worth experiencing. They are vital works that speak not just to a public close at hand, but to the world at large." (Powell's City of Books)
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Rashomon and Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon and Other Stories
2
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl
3
Svetlana Alexievich
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
4
Jorge Amado
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
5
Mikhail Bulgakov
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
6
Italo Calvino
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
7
Eileen Chang
Life and Times of Michael K (J.M. Coetzee)
Life and Times of Michael K
8
J.M. Coetzee
Hopscotch (Julio Cortázar)
Hopscotch
9
Julio Cortázar
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
10
Elena Ferrante
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone (Eduardo Galeano)
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone
11
Eduardo Galeano
Too Loud a Solitude (Bohumil Hrabal)
Too Loud a Solitude
12
Bohumil Hrabal
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
13
Keri Hulme
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
14
Tove Jansson
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
15
Jamaica Kincaid
Independent People (Halldór Laxness, Tr. J.A. Thompson)
Independent People
16
Halldór Laxness, Tr. J.A. Thompson
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin)
Near to the Wild Heart
17
Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White
18
Javier Marías
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
19
Rohinton Mistry
Cities of Salt (Abdul Rahman Munif)
Cities of Salt
20
Abdul Rahman Munif
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
21
Haruki Murakami
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
22
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
23
Jose Saramago
The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
The Street of Crocodiles
24
Bruno Schulz
The Rings of Saturn (W.G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn
25
W.G. Sebald
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