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Books to Read Before You Die According to Powell's

Taken from three separate lists published by Powell's Books, these are all novels, poetry, and nonfiction books the staff of the bookstore thinks you need to read before you die.
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2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
1
Roberto Bolaño
All About Love, Bell Hooks
All About Love, Bell Hooks
2
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Annie John
Annie John
4
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
5
José Saramago
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
6
Keri Hulme
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
7
Edwidge Danticat
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
8
Margaret Atwood
Cities of Salt
Cities of Salt
9
The Collected Poems of Wislawa Szymborska
The Collected Poems of Wislawa Szymborska
10
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
11
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
12
Lydia Davis
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
13
Jane Jacobs
Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire
14
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
15
J. M. Coetzee
The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language
16
Adrienne Rich
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd
17
Valeria Luiselli
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
18
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
19
Rohinton Mistry
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
20
Mary Shelley
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
21
Alison Bechdel
Gabriela, Cravo E Canela - Jorge Amado
Gabriela, Cravo E Canela - Jorge Amado
22
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
23
Katherine Dunn
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
24
Marilynne Robinson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
25
James Baldwin
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
26
Flannery O'Connor
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
27
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
28
Margaret Atwood
A Heart So White
A Heart So White
29
A History of God
A History of God
30
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
31
Hopscotch (Julio Cortázar)
Hopscotch
32
Julio Cortázar
The Hour of the Star
The Hour of the Star
33
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
34
Italo Calvino
Independent People
Independent People
35
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
36
David Foster Wallace
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
37
Italo Calvino
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
38
Ursula K. Le Guin
Life and Times of Michael K (J.M. Coetzee)
Life and Times of Michael K
39
J.M. Coetzee
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
Life: A User's Manual
40
Georges Perec
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