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World Literature Read - Most to Least Popular

Excluded from this list: books from the US, England, Canada and Poland (since it's my native country and I can't keep track of all of those I read throughout the years). I hope to read many more, but I'm still proud of having read from 54 countries.
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
1
Albert Camus
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
2
Stieg Larsson
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
3
Gabriel García Márquez
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
4
Alex Michaelides
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
5
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
6
Stieg Larsson
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
7
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
8
Patrick Suskind
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
9
Trevor Noah
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
11
Elena Ferrante
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
12
Markus Zusak
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
13
Han Kang
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
14
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
15
Anne Frank
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
16
Sayaka Murata
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
17
Marjane Satrapi
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
18
Khaled Hosseini
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
19
Cixin Liu
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
20
Agustina Bazterrica
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
21
Milan Kundera
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
22
Stieg Larsson
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
23
Haruki Murakami
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden (Jonas Jonasson)
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
24
Jonas Jonasson
The Angel's Game (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Angel's Game
25
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
26
Mariana Enriquez
The Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
27
Magda Szabó
Stay With Me (Ayobámi Adébáyo)
Stay With Me
28
Ayobámi Adébáyo
If I Had Your Face (Frances Cha)
If I Had Your Face
29
Frances Cha
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
30
Svetlana Alexievich,
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
31
Haruki Murakami
The Mountains Sing (Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai)
The Mountains Sing
32
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Elif Shafak)
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
33
Elif Shafak
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Carlo Rovelli)
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
34
Carlo Rovelli
Signs Preceding the End of the World (Yura Herrari)
Signs Preceding the End of the World
35
Yura Herrari
Lullaby (Leïla Slimani)
Lullaby
36
Leïla Slimani
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
37
Nawal El Saadawi
Violeta (Isabel Allende)
Violeta
38
Isabel Allende
Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
Heaven
39
Mieko Kawakami
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
40
Claire Keegan
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