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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
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Rashomon and Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon and Other Stories
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
3
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl
Svetlana Alexievich
4
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
Jorge Amado
5
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
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Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino
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Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
Eileen Chang
8
Life and Times of Michael K (J.M. Coetzee)
Life and Times of Michael K
J.M. Coetzee
9
Hopscotch (Julio Cortázar)
Hopscotch
Julio Cortázar
10
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
11
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone (Eduardo Galeano)
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone
Eduardo Galeano
12
Too Loud a Solitude (Bohumil Hrabal)
Too Loud a Solitude
Bohumil Hrabal
13
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
Keri Hulme
14
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
15
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
Jamaica Kincaid
16
Independent People (Halldór Laxness, Tr. J.A. Thompson)
Independent People
Halldór Laxness, Tr. J.A. Thompson
17
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin)
Near to the Wild Heart
Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin
18
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White
Javier Marías
19
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
Rohinton Mistry
20
Cities of Salt (Abdul Rahman Munif)
Cities of Salt
Abdul Rahman Munif
21
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
Haruki Murakami
22
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
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Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
Jose Saramago
24
The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
The Street of Crocodiles
Bruno Schulz
25
The Rings of Saturn (W.G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn
W.G. Sebald
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