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The 1001 Books You Must Read in Your Lifetime

The list of 1001 books that you must have read in your life, at least according to Jean d'Ormesson, Peter Boxall, Peter Ackroyd and a bunch of other people... I know that the list already exists in English, but the person didn't include exactly all the titles so I thought I would make my own ;) Some titles are not in English, for the simple reason that they have never been translated.
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120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
120 Days of Sodom
1
Marquis De Sade
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
3
Haruki Murakami
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
4
Arthur C. Clarke
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
5
Roberto Bolano
A Ballad for Georg Henig (Viktor Paskov)
A Ballad for Georg Henig
6
Viktor Paskov
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
7
V.S. Naipaul
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
8
Edmund White
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
9
Anthony Burgess
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
10
John Kennedy Toole
A Dry White Season (André Brink)
A Dry White Season
11
André Brink
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
12
Ernest Hemingway
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
13
Rohinton Mistry
A Gate at the Stairs (Lorrie Moore)
A Gate at the Stairs
14
Lorrie Moore
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White
15
Javier Marías
A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov)
A Hero of Our Time
16
Mikhail Lermontov
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave
17
Barry Hines
A Lapse of Memory (Victor Segalen)
A Lapse of Memory
18
Victor Segalen
A Life (Guy De Maupassant)
A Life
19
Guy De Maupassant
A Light Comedy (Eduardo Mandoza)
A Light Comedy
20
Eduardo Mandoza
A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
21
Jonathan Swift
A Pale View of Hills (Kazuo Ishiguro)
A Pale View of Hills
22
Kazuo Ishiguro
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
23
E.M. Forster
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
24
James Joyce
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
25
John Irving
A Question of Power (Bessie Head)
A Question of Power
26
Bessie Head
A Question of Upbringing (Anthony Powell)
A Question of Upbringing
27
Anthony Powell
A Rebours (Against Nature)
A Rebours (Against Nature)
28
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
29
E.M. Forster
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (Laurence Sterne)
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
30
Laurence Sterne
A Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
A Severed Head
31
Iris Murdoch
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
32
Vikram Seth
A Tale of Love and Darkness (Amos Oz)
A Tale of Love and Darkness
33
Amos Oz
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
34
Nevil Shute
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
35
Jennifer Egan
A Void (Georges Perec)
A Void
36
Georges Perec
A World for Julius (Alfredo Bryce Echenique)
A World for Julius
37
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
38
William Faulkner
Absolute Beginners (Colin Macinnes)
Absolute Beginners
39
Colin Macinnes
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
40
Vladimir Nabokov
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