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The Great Non-English Language Novels - Page 3

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's 2024 list of their Great American Novels. I've made numerous lists about great novels, and we can't forget the great non-English novels that have been written. For this list, I'm not abiding by The Atlantic's strict rule that all books are published within the last 100 years and thus have no time limit on their publication. I will make another list that does comply with that rule. So, I have 136 novels, just like The Atlantic's list, but the one rule I imposed on myself is to allow an author only one entry on the list. Enjoy!
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The Man Who Loved Dogs (Leonardo Padura)
The Man Who Loved Dogs
81
Leonardo Padura
The Feast of the Goat: A Novel (Llosa, Mario Vargas)
The Feast of the Goat: A Novel
82
Llosa, Mario Vargas
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Luo Guanzhong)
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
83
Luo Guanzhong
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
84
Machado De Assis
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
85
Manuel Puig
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
86
Marcel Proust
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
87
Marguerite Duras
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
88
Marjane Satrapi
The Elementary Particles (Michel Houellebecq)
The Elementary Particles
89
Michel Houellebecq
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
90
Miguel De Cervantes
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
91
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
92
Milan Kundera
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
93
Min Jin Lee
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
94
Murasaki Shikibu
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
95
Naguib Mahfouz
Kokoro (Natsume Sōseki)
Kokoro
96
Natsume Sōseki
Cartucho (Nellie Campobello)
Cartucho
97
Nellie Campobello
The Prince (Niccolo Machiavelli)
The Prince
98
Niccolo Machiavelli
The Sun Is Also a Star (Nicola Yoon)
The Sun Is Also a Star
99
Nicola Yoon
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
100
Nikolai Gogol
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
101
Olga Tokarczuk
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
102
Osamu Dazai
Land (Pak Kyung-Ni)
Land
103
Pak Kyung-Ni
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
104
Patrick Süskind
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
105
Paulo Coelho
Dirty Havana Trilogy (Pedro Juan Gutierrez)
Dirty Havana Trilogy
106
Pedro Juan Gutierrez
Bangkok Wakes to Rain (Pitchaya Sudbanthad)
Bangkok Wakes to Rain
107
Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Kanthapura (Raja Rao)
Kanthapura
108
Raja Rao
Before Night Falls (Reinaldo Arenas)
Before Night Falls
109
Reinaldo Arenas
The Man Without Qualities (Robert Musil)
The Man Without Qualities
110
Robert Musil
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
111
Roberto Bolano
Dona Barbara (Romulo Gallegos)
Dona Barbara
112
Romulo Gallegos
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
113
Ryu Murakami
Rashomon (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon
114
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
115
Sadegh Hedayat
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
116
Sayaka Murata
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
117
Sei Shonagon
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (Sepulveda)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
118
Sepulveda
The Water Margin (Shi Naian)
The Water Margin
119
Shi Naian
Fear and Trembling (Sǿren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
120
Sǿren Kierkegaard
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