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Vertigo Blog: Desert Island Library

The creator of the wonderful literature and art blog called Vertigo put together this great
desert island book list. I've made it a point to seek these books out when I visit bookstores
and have read a number of them.
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How German Is It
How German Is It
1
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
2
J.G. Ballard
The Book of Evidence
The Book of Evidence
3
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
4
Samuel Beckett
Woodcutters
Woodcutters
5
Passing Time (Michael Butor)
Passing Time
6
Michael Butor
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
7
Zone (Mathias Énard,)
Zone
8
Mathias Énard,
The Narrow Waters. (Julien Gracq)
The Narrow Waters.
9
Julien Gracq
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
10
Graham Greene
Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
11
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
12
Franz Kafka
The Chateau
The Chateau
13
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
14
Herman Melville
Contempt (Alberto Moravia)
Contempt
15
Alberto Moravia
The Assult (Harry Mulisch)
The Assult
16
Harry Mulisch
The Man Without Qualities (Robert Musil)
The Man Without Qualities
17
Robert Musil
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
18
Vladimir Nabokov
A Book of Memories (Péter Nádas)
A Book of Memories
19
Péter Nádas
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
20
Fernando Pessoa
Passacaglia (Robert Pinget)
Passacaglia
21
Robert Pinget
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
22
Jean Rhys
The Rings of Saturn (W.G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn
23
W.G. Sebald
M Train (Patti Smith)
M Train
24
Patti Smith
The Faraway Nearby
The Faraway Nearby
25
The Volcano Lover
The Volcano Lover
26
Blown Away
Blown Away
27
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
28
Virginia Woolf
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
29
Marguerite Yourcenar
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