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World Literature -- Classics and Literary Fiction Around the World - Page 4

One must be familiar with a range of work beyond one's own culture as well as foundational works to truly be well-read. This list includes classics and epics of old as well as drama, poetry and contemporary literary fiction from around the world, but it is by no means exhaustive. (Homer and Woolf are, alas, two of the glaring omissions.)
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Sanaaq (Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk)
Sanaaq
121
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
122
Roberto Bolaño
The Peach Blossom Fan (K'ung Shang-Jen)
The Peach Blossom Fan
123
K'ung Shang-Jen
Three Trapped Tigers
Three Trapped Tigers
124
Too Loud a Solitude
Too Loud a Solitude
125
Poems of Sappho (Sappho)
Poems of Sappho
126
Sappho
The Masterpiece (Emile Zola)
The Masterpiece
127
Emile Zola
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
128
Transit (Anna Seghers)
Transit
129
Anna Seghers
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
130
Henrik Ibsen
The Peony Pavilion (Tang Xianzu)
The Peony Pavilion
131
Tang Xianzu
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
132
Italo Calvino
The Sagas of Icelanders (Various)
The Sagas of Icelanders
133
Various
War With the Newts (Karel Capek)
War With the Newts
134
Karel Capek
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
135
Julia Alvarez
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
136
Anita Desai
Savushun (Simin Daneshvar)
Savushun
137
Simin Daneshvar
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
138
Edwidge Danticat
Vis and Ramin (Fakhraddin Gorgani)
Vis and Ramin
139
Fakhraddin Gorgani
The First Wife (Paulina Chiziane)
The First Wife
140
Paulina Chiziane
Embers (Sandor Marai)
Embers
141
Sandor Marai
Beyond the Rice Fields (Naivo)
Beyond the Rice Fields
142
Naivo
Memed, My Hawk (Yasher Kemal)
Memed, My Hawk
143
Yasher Kemal
Segu (Maryse Condé)
Segu
144
Maryse Condé
The Book of Night Women (Marlon James)
The Book of Night Women
145
Marlon James
Women of Sand and Myrrh (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
Women of Sand and Myrrh
146
Hanan Al-Shaykh
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
147
Orhan Pamuk
Mother's Beloved: Stories From Laos (Outhine Bounyavong)
Mother's Beloved: Stories From Laos
148
Outhine Bounyavong
Eugene Onegin (Alexander Pushkin)
Eugene Onegin
149
Alexander Pushkin
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
150
Kurt Vonnegut
The Ten Thousand Things (Maria Dermout)
The Ten Thousand Things
151
Maria Dermout
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu (Neshani Andreas)
The Purple Violet of Oshaantu
152
Neshani Andreas
Moth Smoke (Mohsin Hamid)
Moth Smoke
153
Mohsin Hamid
Tahuri (Ngahuia Te Awekotuku)
Tahuri
154
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
The Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike
155
Kintu (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)
Kintu
156
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
157
Elie Wiesel
The Sand Child (Tahar Ben Jelloun)
The Sand Child
158
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Mornings in Jenin
Mornings in Jenin
159
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
160
Jose Saramago
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