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Why Do Everyone Read the Same Books? 48 Books to Broaden Your Literary Life

Are you fed up of seeing Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games and Matt Haig's Midnight Library appear on every list you check? Me too!
We're often too lazy to get out of our literary comfort zone and to enjoy foreign literature and end up reading the latest book by an English or an American author. But there are so many great books out there written by European, African or Asian authors! Why not enjoy them this summer?
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Purge (Sofi Oksanen)
Purge
Sofi Oksanen
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The Late-Night News (Petros Markaris)
The Late-Night News
Petros Markaris
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The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
Carlos Fuentes
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The Dark Child (Camara Laye)
The Dark Child
Camara Laye
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So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
Mariama Bâ
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Until August (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Until August
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Hopscotch (Julio Cortazar)
Hopscotch
Julio Cortazar
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The Most Secret Memory of Men (Mohamed Mbougar Sarr)
The Most Secret Memory of Men
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
9
Grand Hotel Europa (Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer)
Grand Hotel Europa
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
10
The Baltimore Boys (Joël Dicker)
The Baltimore Boys
Joël Dicker
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Paradises Lost (Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt)
Paradises Lost
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
12
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino
13
The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson (Selma Lagerlöf)
The Wonderful Adventure of Nils Holgersson
Selma Lagerlöf
14
The Aleph (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph
Jorge Luis Borges
15
Salt Houses (Hala Alyan)
Salt Houses
Hala Alyan
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Between Friends (Amos Oz)
Between Friends
Amos Oz
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Homesick (Eshkol Nevo)
Homesick
Eshkol Nevo
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Against the Loveless World (Susan Abulhawa)
Against the Loveless World
Susan Abulhawa
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Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church (Indrek Hargla)
Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church
Indrek Hargla
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The Man Who Spoke Snakish (Andrus Kivirahk)
The Man Who Spoke Snakish
Andrus Kivirahk
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Snowblind (Ragnar Jonasson)
Snowblind
Ragnar Jonasson
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Beware of Pity (Zweig)
Beware of Pity
Zweig
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The Torso (Helene Tursten)
The Torso
Helene Tursten
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Soviet Milk (Nora Ikstena)
Soviet Milk
Nora Ikstena
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The Memory Police (Yōko Ogawa)
The Memory Police
Yōko Ogawa
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Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
Alain Mabanckou
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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow (Zoulfa Katouh)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Zoulfa Katouh
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Mornings in Jenin (Susan Abulhawa)
Mornings in Jenin
Susan Abulhawa
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Death Is Hard Work (Khaled Khalifa)
Death Is Hard Work
Khaled Khalifa
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Things I've Been Silent About (Azar Nafisi)
Things I've Been Silent About
Azar Nafisi
31
The Sweetest Fruits (Monique Truong)
The Sweetest Fruits
Monique Truong
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The Years (Annie Ernaux)
The Years
Annie Ernaux
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Rosa (Jonathan Rabb)
Rosa
Jonathan Rabb
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The Hanging (Lotte and Soren Hammer)
The Hanging
Lotte and Soren Hammer
35
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Jorge Amado)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Jorge Amado
36
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (Luis Sepulveda)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Luis Sepulveda
37
The Smell of Apples (Mark Behr)
The Smell of Apples
Mark Behr
38
The Family of Pascal Duarte (Camilo Jose Cela)
The Family of Pascal Duarte
Camilo Jose Cela
39
Cathedral of the Sea (Ildefonso Falcones)
Cathedral of the Sea
Ildefonso Falcones
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The Florios of Sicily (Stefania Auci)
The Florios of Sicily
Stefania Auci
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