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Books Written in Their Own Language

On this list, we show some of the most known, and famous works that speak their very own language and it might be hard to understand.
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
1
Anthony Burgess
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
3
J. K. Rowling
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
4
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
5
J.R.R.Tolkien
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
6
Irvine Welsh
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
7
James Joyce
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
8
Richard Adams
Shadow and Bone (Leigh Bardugo)
Shadow and Bone
9
Leigh Bardugo
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
10
George R.R. Martin
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
11
Frank Herbert
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
12
Christopher Paolini
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
13
Samantha Shannon
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
14
Roald Dahl
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
15
Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages
The Hero of Ages
16
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
17
Daniel Keyes
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
18
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
19
Lewis Carroll
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
20
N. K. Jemisin
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