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100 Less Known Classic Books

These are the books that I don't often see on other lists of classics. Of course there are more, these are just the ones I'm aware of. I've included a lot of books which were not originally written in English. Have you heard of these books? Have you read them?
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The Adolescent (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Adolescent
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
Jorge Luis Borges
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American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
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An Apprenticeship or the Book of Pleasures (Clarice Lispector)
An Apprenticeship or the Book of Pleasures
Clarice Lispector
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Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
James Baldwin
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Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
John O'Hara
7
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
Tom Stoppard
8
Arsene Lupin Gentleman Thief
Arsene Lupin Gentleman Thief
9
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman
10
The Black Tulip (Alexandre Dumas)
The Black Tulip
Alexandre Dumas
11
The Blind Side (Patricia Wentworth)
The Blind Side
Patricia Wentworth
12
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
José Saramago
13
The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
The Blue Castle
L.M. Montgomery
14
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
Françoise Sagan
15
The Burrow and Other Stories (Franz Kafka)
The Burrow and Other Stories
Franz Kafka
16
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
17
Chess Story (Stefan Zweig)
Chess Story
Stefan Zweig
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Coming Up for Air
Coming Up for Air
19
The Confession of a Child of the Century (Alfred De Musset)
The Confession of a Child of the Century
Alfred De Musset
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Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
Elizabeth Gaskell
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Death of Beautiful Roebucks (Ota Pavel)
Death of Beautiful Roebucks
Ota Pavel
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The Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
The Diary of a Nobody
George and Weedon Grossmith
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Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak
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The Doll (Bolesław Prus)
The Doll
Bolesław Prus
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The Door With Seven Locks (Edgar Wallace)
The Door With Seven Locks
Edgar Wallace
26
Einstein's Dreams (Switzerland)
Einstein's Dreams (Switzerland)
27
Embers (Sándor Márai)
Embers
Sándor Márai
28
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
Graham Greene
29
The End of Eternity (Isaac Asimov)
The End of Eternity
Isaac Asimov
30
The Eternal Husband (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Eternal Husband
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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A Fairly Honorable Defeat (Iris Murdoch)
A Fairly Honorable Defeat
Iris Murdoch
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The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
Albert Camus
33
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
Robertson Davies
34
Flatland (Edwin A. Abbott)
Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott
35
The Floating Admiral (1931)
The Floating Admiral (1931)
36
The Four Feathers (A. E. W. Mason)
The Four Feathers
A. E. W. Mason
37
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
Frankenstein in Baghdad
Ahmed Saadawi
38
The Gambler (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Gambler
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Good Morning Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning Midnight
Jean Rhys
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Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
Christopher Isherwood
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