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The Great Non-English Language Novels - Page 3

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's 2024 list of their Great American Novels. I've made numerous lists about great novels, and we can't forget the great non-English novels that have been written. For this list, I'm not abiding by The Atlantic's strict rule that all books are published within the last 100 years and thus have no time limit on their publication. I will make another list that does comply with that rule. So, I have 136 novels, just like The Atlantic's list, but the one rule I imposed on myself is to allow an author only one entry on the list. Enjoy!
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The Man Who Loved Dogs (Leonardo Padura)
The Man Who Loved Dogs
Leonardo Padura
82
The Feast of the Goat: A Novel (Llosa, Mario Vargas)
The Feast of the Goat: A Novel
Llosa, Mario Vargas
83
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Luo Guanzhong)
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Luo Guanzhong
84
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
Machado De Assis
85
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Manuel Puig
86
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
Marcel Proust
87
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
Marguerite Duras
88
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
89
The Elementary Particles (Michel Houellebecq)
The Elementary Particles
Michel Houellebecq
90
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
91
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
92
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
93
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
94
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
95
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
Naguib Mahfouz
96
Kokoro (Natsume Sōseki)
Kokoro
Natsume Sōseki
97
Cartucho (Nellie Campobello)
Cartucho
Nellie Campobello
98
The Prince (Niccolo Machiavelli)
The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli
99
The Sun Is Also a Star (Nicola Yoon)
The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon
100
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
Nikolai Gogol
101
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk
102
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai
103
Land (Pak Kyung-Ni)
Land
Pak Kyung-Ni
104
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
Patrick Süskind
105
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
106
Dirty Havana Trilogy (Pedro Juan Gutierrez)
Dirty Havana Trilogy
Pedro Juan Gutierrez
107
Bangkok Wakes to Rain (Pitchaya Sudbanthad)
Bangkok Wakes to Rain
Pitchaya Sudbanthad
108
Kanthapura (Raja Rao)
Kanthapura
Raja Rao
109
Before Night Falls (Reinaldo Arenas)
Before Night Falls
Reinaldo Arenas
110
The Man Without Qualities (Robert Musil)
The Man Without Qualities
Robert Musil
111
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
Roberto Bolano
112
Dona Barbara (Romulo Gallegos)
Dona Barbara
Romulo Gallegos
113
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
Ryu Murakami
114
Rashomon (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
115
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
Sadegh Hedayat
116
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
117
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
Sei Shonagon
118
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (Sepulveda)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Sepulveda
119
The Water Margin (Shi Naian)
The Water Margin
Shi Naian
120
Fear and Trembling (Sǿren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
Sǿren Kierkegaard
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