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Daniel Elijah's Definitive 999 Books of World Literature to Read

This list is made of 999 varied works of World literature (novels, plays, poetry, essays, comic books, non-fiction) compiled for your pleasure and mine!
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The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings (Maquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings
Maquis De Sade
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1919 (John Dos Passos)
1919
John Dos Passos
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
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The 42nd Parallel (John Dos Passos)
The 42nd Parallel
John Dos Passos
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
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The Absent Sea (Carlos Franz)
The Absent Sea
Carlos Franz
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Adam Resurrected (Yoram Kaniuk)
Adam Resurrected
Yoram Kaniuk
10
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
Saul Bellow
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus (Hergé)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus
Hergé
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The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in Tibet (Herge)
The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in Tibet
Herge
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The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
Virgil
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Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
Aesop
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After Babel (George Steiner)
After Babel
George Steiner
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The Age of Doubt (Pak Kyongni)
The Age of Doubt
Pak Kyongni
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Age of Innocence (Wharton, Edith)
Age of Innocence
Wharton, Edith
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Aguafuertes Porteñas, by Roberto Arlt
Aguafuertes Porteñas, by Roberto Arlt
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Akira (Otomo, Katsuhiro)
Akira
Otomo, Katsuhiro
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Alcestis (Euripides)
Alcestis
Euripides
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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Stephen Kinzer)
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
Stephen Kinzer
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Also Sprach Zarathustra (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
Amazing Fantasy #15
1962
27
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
Henry James
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The American Crisis (Thomas Paine)
The American Crisis
Thomas Paine
29
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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America Is in the Heart (Carlos Bulosan)
America Is in the Heart
Carlos Bulosan
33
Amok (Stefan Zweig)
Amok
Stefan Zweig
34
Amphitryon (Plautus)
Amphitryon
Plautus
35
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser
36
An Essay on Criticism (Alexander Pope)
An Essay on Criticism
Alexander Pope
37
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
38
And Never Said a Word (Heinrich Böll)
And Never Said a Word
Heinrich Böll
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And Quiet Flows the Don (Mikhail Sholokhov)
And Quiet Flows the Don
Mikhail Sholokhov
40
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
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