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The Bibliophile's 1001 Books to Read Before You Die

This is a list that I've been wanting to make for some time, but I haven't had the time to do so. It's a special list to me, as I remember getting the original 1001 Books to Read Before You Die book for my birthday nearly twenty years ago, and it inspired me greatly. For perhaps too long I would only read books that were in that 1001 Books edition, and I came to realise that I was neglecting the wonderful new books being published. So I've found a nice balance between the original 1001 Books edition and 21st century literature. I also had different opinions regarding some books either in or not in the original edition. So, this is my list of 1001 Books To Read Before You Die, and it's the most important and personal list I've published to date.
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10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
1
Ben Lerner
The 120 Days of Sodom (The Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
2
The Marquis De Sade
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
4 3 2 1 (Paul Auster)
4 3 2 1
6
Paul Auster
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
7
William Faulkner
Absolute Beginners (Colin Macinnes)
Absolute Beginners
8
Colin Macinnes
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
9
Ali Smith
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
10
Anne Tyler
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
11
Vladimir Nabokov
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
12
Saul Bellow
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
13
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
14
Mark Twain
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
15
Virgil
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
16
Aesop
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
17
Haruki Murakami
The Afternoon of a Writer (Peter Handke)
The Afternoon of a Writer
18
Peter Handke
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
19
Edith Wharton
Age of Vice (Deepti Kapoor)
Age of Vice
20
Deepti Kapoor
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
21
Anne Brontë
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
22
Paulo Coelho
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
23
Lawrence Durrell
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
24
Margaret Atwood
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
25
Lewis Carroll
All About H. Hatterr (G.V. Desani)
All About H. Hatterr
26
G.V. Desani
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
27
Robert Penn Warren
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
28
Anthony Doerr
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
29
Miriam Toews
All Passion Spent (Vita Sackville-West)
All Passion Spent
30
Vita Sackville-West
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
31
Cormac McCarthy
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
32
Erich Maria Remarque
All Souls' Day (Cees Nooteboom)
All Souls' Day
33
Cees Nooteboom
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
34
Michael Chabon
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
35
Henry James
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
36
Jeanine Cummins
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
37
Neil Gaiman
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
38
Philip Roth
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
39
Bret Easton Ellis
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
40
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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