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Powell's City of Books: 25 Books to Read Before You Die, World Edition

A compact but worthwhile challenge.
"We sought to highlight literature that exposes readers to cultures and ways of life that may be different from their own. We hope to inspire people to read out of their comfort zone — and the 25 books on this list are well worth experiencing. They are vital works that speak not just to a public close at hand, but to the world at large." (Powell's City of Books)
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Rashomon and Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon and Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
3
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
4
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
5
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
6
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
7
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
8
Life and Times of Michael K (J.M. Coetzee)
Life and Times of Michael K (J.M. Coetzee)
9
Hopscotch (Julio Cortázar)
Hopscotch (Julio Cortázar)
10
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
11
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone (Eduardo Galeano)
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone (Eduardo Galeano)
12
Too Loud a Solitude (Bohumil Hrabal)
Too Loud a Solitude (Bohumil Hrabal)
13
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
14
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
15
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
16
Independent People (Halldór Laxness, Tr. J.A. Thompson)
Independent People (Halldór Laxness, Tr. J.A. Thompson)
17
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin)
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector, Trans. Alison Entrekin)
18
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
19
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
20
Cities of Salt (Abdul Rahman Munif)
Cities of Salt (Abdul Rahman Munif)
21
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
22
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
23
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
24
The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)
25
The Rings of Saturn (W.G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn (W.G. Sebald)
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