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Three Lives (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)Three Lives (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Gertrude Stein
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The mother of Modernism.
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion (Oxford World's Classics)The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion (Oxford World's Classics) by Ford Madox Ford
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A perfect novel.
One Hundred Years of SolitudeOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Greatest novel written in Spanish
The Obscene Bird of Night (Verba Mundi)The Obscene Bird of Night (Verba Mundi) by Jose Donoso
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Overwhelming
Dom Casmurro (Library of Latin America)Dom Casmurro (Library of Latin America)
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Magnificent.
The Car ThiefThe Car Thief by Theodore Weesner
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A neglected classic
Winesburg, Ohio (Bantam Classic)Winesburg, Ohio (Bantam Classic) by Sherwood Anderson
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The ur-text of 20th century American Literature
The Book of Laughter and ForgettingThe Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
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Kundera's best work.
So Long, See You TomorrowSo Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
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This is one of the great books of our age.
The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and RoseThe Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose by Alice Munro
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Read it now!
The Baron in the TreesThe Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
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Stunning.
Solibo MagnificentSolibo Magnificent by Patrick Chamoiseau
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Chamoiseau is a great writer.
The MoviegoerThe Moviegoer by Walker Percy
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Percy never wrote anything as good.
The Coast of ChicagoThe Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek
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Another neglected classic. Hopefully it will come back into print.
NorwoodNorwood by Charles Portis
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America's least known great writer
AMERICAN SKIN: A NovelAMERICAN SKIN: A Novel by Don De Grazia
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Powerful story; a gripping read.
Gargoyles (Phoenix Fiction Series)Gargoyles (Phoenix Fiction Series) by Thomas Bernhard
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Grotesque and fascinating.
VertigoVertigo by Winfried Georg Sebald
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R.I.P. W.G. Sebald.
Coming Through SlaughterComing Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
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This is the book I wish I had written.
The Complete StoriesThe Complete Stories by Bernard Malamud
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an American Master. Our Isaac Babel.
Waiting for the Barbarians: A NovelWaiting for the Barbarians: A Novel by J.M. Coetzee
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a remarkable journey into the heart of Darkness.
Wide Sargasso Sea: A NovelWide Sargasso Sea: A Novel by Jean Rhys
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Outstanding! Read it soon.
Stained Glass Elegies: Stories (Revived Modern Classics)Stained Glass Elegies: Stories (Revived Modern Classics) by Shusaku Endo
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Grim yet satisfying.
The Blood OrangesThe Blood Oranges by John Hawkes
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Read everything by Hawkes.
Through The WindshieldThrough The Windshield by Michael DeCapite
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a fantastic book.