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50 Great Books You Might Not Know

Or maybe you do! These fifty books, some better known than others, lingered in my memory long after I turned the final page. Perhaps you'll find a new favourite here. List image is of Jorge Luis Borges.
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One Thousand and One Nights (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
One Thousand and One Nights
Hanan al-Shaykh
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The Commandant
The Commandant
3
The Anthologist (Nicholson Baker)
The Anthologist
Nicholson Baker
4
Seven Men (Max Beerbohm)
Seven Men
Max Beerbohm
5
Flickerbook (Leila Berg)
Flickerbook
Leila Berg
6
Doctor Brodie's Report (Jorge Luis Borges)
Doctor Brodie's Report
Jorge Luis Borges
7
Pages From Cold Point (Paul Bowles)
Pages From Cold Point
Paul Bowles
8
I Remember (Joe Brainard)
I Remember
Joe Brainard
9
Providence (Anita Brookner)
Providence
Anita Brookner
10
The Seventh Horse and Other Tales (Leonora Carrington)
The Seventh Horse and Other Tales
Leonora Carrington
11
House of Children (Joyce Cary)
House of Children
Joyce Cary
12
Bestseller! (Claud Cockburn)
Bestseller!
Claud Cockburn
13
The Unquiet Grave (Cyril Connolly)
The Unquiet Grave
Cyril Connolly
14
Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Jen Craig)
Panthers and the Museum of Fire
Jen Craig
15
Neverland (Simon Crump)
Neverland
Simon Crump
16
Bad Marie (Marcy Dermansky)
Bad Marie
Marcy Dermansky
17
Paris Trout (Pete Dexter)
Paris Trout
Pete Dexter
18
Hermione (Hilda Doolittle)
Hermione
Hilda Doolittle
19
Dot in the Universe (Lucy Ellmann)
Dot in the Universe
Lucy Ellmann
20
Endland (Tim Etchells)
Endland
Tim Etchells
21
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing (Janice Galloway)
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
Janice Galloway
22
Turtle Diary (Russell Hoban)
Turtle Diary
Russell Hoban
23
In Hazard (Richard Hughes)
In Hazard
Richard Hughes
24
Minty Alley (C.L.R. James)
Minty Alley
C.L.R. James
25
The Well (Elizabeth Jolley)
The Well
Elizabeth Jolley
26
The Pea-Pickers (Eve Langley)
The Pea-Pickers
Eve Langley
27
Danube (Claudio Magris)
Danube
Claudio Magris
28
Kaputt (Curzio Malaparte)
Kaputt
Curzio Malaparte
29
Pompey (Jonathan Meades)
Pompey
Jonathan Meades
30
Explorers of the New Century (Magnus Mills)
Explorers of the New Century
Magnus Mills
31
The Scarecrow (Ronald Hugh Morrieson)
The Scarecrow
Ronald Hugh Morrieson
32
Senselessness (Horacio Castellanos Moya)
Senselessness
Horacio Castellanos Moya
33
Robinson (Chris Petit)
Robinson
Chris Petit
34
The Dog of the South (Charles Portis)
The Dog of the South
charles portis
35
The Life of Rebecca Jones (Angharad Price)
The Life of Rebecca Jones
Angharad Price
36
Berg (Ann Quin)
Berg
ann quin
37
Pobby and Dingan (Ben Rice)
Pobby and Dingan
Ben Rice
38
The Exploits of Engelbrecht (Maurice Richardson)
The Exploits of Engelbrecht
Maurice Richardson
39
Days and Nights in W12 (Jack Robinson)
Days and Nights in W12
Jack Robinson
40
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
Fran Ross
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