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World Literature -- Classics and Literary Fiction Around the World - Page 5

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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This Earth of Mankind (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
This Earth of Mankind
161
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
162
Mariana Enriquez
Jamila (Chinghiz Aitmatov)
Jamila
163
Chinghiz Aitmatov
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
164
Amos Tutuola
The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
The Street of Crocodiles
165
Bruno Schulz
The Shipyard
The Shipyard
166
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obrent)
The Tiger's Wife
167
Tea Obrent
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
168
Nikolai Gogol
Death and the Penguin (Andrey Kurkov)
Death and the Penguin
169
Andrey Kurkov
Madonna in a Fur Coat (Sabahattin Ali)
Madonna in a Fur Coat
170
Sabahattin Ali
American Indian Stories (Zitkála-Šá)
American Indian Stories
171
Zitkála-Šá
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
172
Min Jin Lee
Chaka (Thomas Mofolo)
Chaka
173
Thomas Mofolo
The Gift of Rain (Tan Twan Eng)
The Gift of Rain
174
Tan Twan Eng
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
175
The Songs of the South (Qu Yuan)
The Songs of the South
176
Qu Yuan
Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry From the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond (Tina Chang)
Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry From the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond
177
Tina Chang
Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Ocean Vuong)
Night Sky With Exit Wounds
178
Ocean Vuong
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
179
Warsan Shire
Saved by a Poem (Nestor Amarilla)
Saved by a Poem
180
Nestor Amarilla
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
181
Sadegh Hedayat
Alphabet (Inger Christensen)
Alphabet
182
Inger Christensen
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
183
Edmund Spenser
Cinnamon Gardens (Shyam Selvadurai)
Cinnamon Gardens
184
Shyam Selvadurai
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
185
Vikram Seth
The Song of Kieu (Nguyen Du)
The Song of Kieu
186
Nguyen Du
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