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Non-Western Classics of Literature

A short list of classics from around the world. This is a specifically non-western list of books that many may not have been introduced to in school.
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The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
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Confucius
Anansi the Spider: A Story From the Ashanti
Anansi the Spider: A Story From the Ashanti
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The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights
3
Anonymous
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
4
Sun Tzu
The Cloud Messenger
The Cloud Messenger
5
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
6
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Egyptian Book of the Dead
7
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
8
Anonymous
The Guide for the Perplexed
The Guide for the Perplexed
9
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
10
Olaudah Equiano
Mahabharata (Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith)
Mahabharata
11
Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith
The Quran (Unknown)
The Quran
12
Unknown
The Ramayana
The Ramayana
13
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian
14
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
15
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
16
Story of Sinuhe
Story of Sinuhe
17
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
18
Murasaki Shikibu
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
19
Lao-Tzu
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