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An Inexhaustible List of Books for Well-Read People

An extremely subjective list of books that will show how well-read you are. Classics, contemporary fiction, nonfiction. A variety of genres and forms. I made an effort to include as many countries as possible.
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Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1
Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
2
Patrick Suskind
Steppenwolf (Herman Hesse)
Steppenwolf
3
Herman Hesse
Solaris (Lem Stanislaw)
Solaris
4
Lem Stanislaw
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
5
Han Kang
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
6
Han Kang
Beauty Is a Wound (Eka Kurniawan)
Beauty Is a Wound
7
Eka Kurniawan
Satantango (László Krasznahorkai)
Satantango
8
László Krasznahorkai
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
9
Homer
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
10
Homer
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
11
Milan Kundera
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
12
Marcel Proust
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
13
Margaret Mitchell
Beowolf (Unknown)
Beowolf
14
Unknown
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
15
Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
16
Gillian Flynn
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
17
Fernando Pessoa
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
18
Elena Ferrante
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
19
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
20
Isabel Allende
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
21
Yaa Gyasi
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
22
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
23
Jean Rhys
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
24
James Joyce
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath
25
Sigrid Undset
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
26
Alexandre Dumas
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
27
Miguel De Cervantes
A Doll's House & Other Plays (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House & Other Plays
28
Henrik Ibsen
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
29
Stieg Larsson
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
30
Khaled Hosseini
The Library of Babel (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Library of Babel
31
Jorge Luis Borges
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
32
Samuel Beckett
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
33
Fredrik Backman
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
34
Franz Kafka
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
35
Franz Kafka
Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis and Other Stories
36
Franz Kafka
The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto
37
Horace Walpole
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
38
J.D. Salinger
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
39
Nawal El Saadawi
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
40
Albert Camus
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