Best of World Literature

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Literature originating from places other than America, United Kingdom or Western Europe.
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Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
9,360 members
182 reviews
4
Global Rank 4
11 Members
hipdeep, amandameale, inge87, aulsmith, augustau, Dilara86, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707
2
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
20,619 members
431 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 1
17 Members
amandameale, jain, thorold, roby72, thecoroner, Dilara86, CGlanovsky, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, biscanac
3
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
28,748 members
455 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 3
13 Members
amandameale, iggyjreilly, roby72, augustau, thecoroner, alex68, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, raperper, Laura1124, rplinke, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
22,450 members
268 reviews
4
Global Rank 7
12 Members
amandameale, jain, roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, CGlanovsky, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, mspixieears, TehilaKoblenz, FranzK72
5
A Bend in the River
by V. S. Naipaul
3,190 members
57 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 11
10 Members
amandameale, BookWallah, iggyjreilly, roby72, augustau, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, Laura1124, philna
6
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
9,161 members
255 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 13
8 Members
KimarieBee, iggyjreilly, augustau, Dilara86, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707
7
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
30,273 members
894 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 14
8 Members
BookWallah, augustau, gypsysmom, ahef1963, spamboxyay, Laura1124, TehilaKoblenz, steller0707
8
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,782 members
407 reviews
4
Global Rank 10
10 Members
iggyjreilly, roby72, merrystar, augustau, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, TehilaKoblenz, steller0707, biscanac
9
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
26,232 members
338 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 87
6 Members
amandameale, 8heist, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, raperper, isworoami,jain ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,thecoroner ,alex68
Explanations
aulsmith : Western Europe
10
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by Homer
5,786 members
50 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 39
6 Members
roby72, augustau, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, raperper, mspixieears,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,thecoroner
Explanations
aulsmith : While Greece is currently in Eastern Europe, Ancient Greece is the seat of Western European culture.
11
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
11,546 members
174 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 38
8 Members
amandameale, jain, augustau, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, philna,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explanations
jain: Canada is a place "other than America, United Kingdom or Western Europe".
aulsmith : Canadian
sturlington : Canadian
12
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
52,754 members
1,300 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 18
9 Members
BookWallah, roby72, augustau, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, TehilaKoblenz, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, ,Himalmitra
13
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
14,262 members
166 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 16
7 Members
roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, colat99
14
Heart of Darkness [Norton Critical Edition]
by Joseph Conrad
3,163 members
22 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 37
8 Members
augustau, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,aulsmith
Explanations
jain : imo it's acceptable to consider him a Polish author--I just don't like the book.
aulsmith : I know he's Polish and this is about Africa, but he's generally considered a British author.
15
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga
9,577 members
423 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 42
6 Members
roby72, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, steller0707
16
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,895 members
296 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 46
5 Members
amandameale, Dilara86, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707
17
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami
18,028 members
465 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 64
4 Members
roby72, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, mspixieears
18
Arrow of God
by Chinua Achebe
1,280 members
24 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 69
3 Members
aulsmith, Dilara86, gypsysmom
19
Snow Country
by Yasunari Kawabata
3,304 members
85 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 54
5 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, FranzK72
20
Waiting for the Barbarians
by J. M. Coetzee
4,354 members
78 reviews
4
Global Rank 30
7 Members
thecoroner, alex68, CGlanovsky, gypsysmom, ahef1963, FranzK72, colat99
22
To the End of the Land
by David Grossman
1,451 members
63 reviews
4
Global Rank 83
3 Members
inge87, iggyjreilly, gypsysmom
23
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini
7,169 members
324 reviews
4
Global Rank 61
4 Members
BookWallah, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124
24
Inés of My Soul
by Isabel Allende
2,618 members
90 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 109
2 Members
inge87, gypsysmom
25
Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel
11,866 members
255 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 49
4 Members
jain, BookWallah, augustau, gypsysmom
26
Interpreter of Maladies: Stories
by Jhumpa Lahiri
12,098 members
266 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 45
5 Members
BookWallah, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707
27
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
24,196 members
240 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 360
5 Members
Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,jain ,inge87 ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : UK
sturlington : British
28
The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
9,005 members
57 reviews
½ 4.6
Global Rank 355
5 Members
Himalmitra, gypsysmom, raperper, mspixieears, Laura1124,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : UK
sturlington : British
29
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
38,424 members
432 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 364
6 Members
Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, steller0707,hipdeep ,jain ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
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Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
28,506 members
279 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 352
6 Members
cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Western Europe
31
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
17,578 members
199 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 263
3 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124,jain ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
32
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
43,149 members
1,747 reviews
4
Global Rank 332
5 Members
cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
33
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
17,119 members
315 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 392
4 Members
gypsysmom, raperper, mspixieears, Laura1124,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : UK
sturlington : Scottish
34
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
3,530 members
48 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 85
3 Members
roby72, augustau, gypsysmom
35
The Inheritance of Loss
by Kiran Desai
6,926 members
192 reviews
½ 3.4
Global Rank 71
4 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707
36
The Grass Is Singing
by Doris Lessing
2,205 members
73 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 50
5 Members
thorold, alex68, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
37
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
12,367 members
322 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 56
5 Members
BookWallah, augustau, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963
38
The Complete Fables
by Aesop
3,588 members
50 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 268
5 Members
roby72, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,thecoroner , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : I consider Ancient Greece to be Western
39
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
20,658 members
274 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 330
5 Members
Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
40
Don Quixote: Abridged Edition
by Miguel de Cervantes
888 members
6 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 367
3 Members
amandameale, gypsysmom, raperper,inge87 ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : W. Europe
41
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
25,466 members
432 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 421
2 Members
gypsysmom, raperper,jain ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Western Europe
42
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
94,207 members
1,187 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 413
5 Members
cej1027, gypsysmom, raperper, kara.shamy, Laura1124,hipdeep ,jain ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,merrystar ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : UK
sturlington : British
43
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
17,463 members
171 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 384
3 Members
cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
by Stieg Larsson
25,274 members
725 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 380
3 Members
cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Western Europe
45
Robinson Crusoe [Norton Critical Edition]
by Daniel Defoe
737 members
8 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 406
3 Members
gypsysmom, raperper, steller0707,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
46
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery
11,847 members
654 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 366
3 Members
gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124,jain ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : French
47
Anil’s Ghost
by Michael Ondaatje
3,981 members
97 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 342
Member
gypsysmom,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Canadian
48
The Gourmet
by Muriel Barbery
1,276 members
74 reviews
3.1
Global Rank 343
Member
gypsysmom,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : French
49
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle
7,786 members
311 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 409
4 Members
gypsysmom, raperper, mspixieears, steller0707,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : UK
sturlington : British
50
Of Love and Shadows
by Isabel Allende
3,156 members
51 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 92
3 Members
merrystar, gypsysmom, steller0707
51
The Bone People
by Keri Hulme
3,817 members
112 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 112
2 Members
gypsysmom, NinieB
52
Brick Lane
by Monica Ali
5,349 members
128 reviews
½ 3.4
Global Rank 236
Member
gypsysmom
53
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
13,814 members
265 reviews
4
Global Rank 258
3 Members
augustau, gypsysmom, Laura1124,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
54
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
26,049 members
225 reviews
4
Global Rank 356
3 Members
gypsysmom, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,merrystar ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
merrystar : United Kingdom
55
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
by Jules Verne
18,382 members
252 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 394
Member
gypsysmom,jain ,merrystar ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
merrystar : Western Europe
56
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
25,463 members
293 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 346
Member
gypsysmom,jain ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
57
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
8,789 members
418 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 140
2 Members
gypsysmom, steller0707
58
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
8,722 members
192 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 76
4 Members
sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707
59
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
19,497 members
310 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 427
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,merrystar ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Italy
sturlington : Western Europe
60
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,856 members
1,038 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 271
3 Members
gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707,sturlington ,Himalmitra , ,ManWithAnAgenda
61
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
35,077 members
624 reviews
4
Global Rank 425
3 Members
gypsysmom, raperper, mspixieears,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
62
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
36,608 members
456 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 407
3 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124,hipdeep ,jain ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
63
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
24,638 members
523 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 400
4 Members
cej1027, gypsysmom, raperper, steller0707,hipdeep ,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
hipdeep : U.K.
sturlington : British
64
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
30,931 members
289 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 408
7 Members
Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, spamboxyay, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,martensgirl , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Western Europe
65
The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson
30,424 members
930 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 420
3 Members
cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : Western Europe
66
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
21,604 members
418 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 428
4 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, steller0707,jain ,inge87 ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
67
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
22,459 members
357 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 417
4 Members
Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124,jain ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,merrystar ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
68
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
51,900 members
699 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 419
5 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,BookWallah ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,merrystar ,sturlington ,thecoroner ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
69
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
22,800 members
405 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 365
3 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707,jain ,aulsmith ,iggyjreilly ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
70
The Tin Drum
by Günter Grass
7,586 members
93 reviews
4
Global Rank 411
2 Members
CGlanovsky, gypsysmom,thorold ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
thorold : W Europe
71
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
23,424 members
441 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 359
3 Members
gypsysmom, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,merrystar ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
merrystar : American
72
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
27,011 members
476 reviews
4
Global Rank 401
Member
gypsysmom,jain ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
73
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
19,789 members
177 reviews
4
Global Rank 266
3 Members
gypsysmom, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
74
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
16,331 members
475 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 261
3 Members
gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707,jain ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
75
The Shipping News
by E. Annie Proulx
13,424 members
249 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 270
3 Members
gypsysmom, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
76
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
15,051 members
145 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 402
Member
gypsysmom,jain ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
77
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D. H. Lawrence
13,618 members
221 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 353
2 Members
gypsysmom, steller0707,jain ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
78
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
13,409 members
237 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 354
2 Members
gypsysmom, steller0707,jain ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
79
Hard Times
by Charles Dickens
10,542 members
131 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 350
Member
gypsysmom,jain ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
80
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
7,543 members
147 reviews
4
Global Rank 53
5 Members
merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707
81
Portnoy's Complaint
by Philip Roth
7,363 members
153 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 269
3 Members
gypsysmom, Laura1124, steller0707,jain ,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
82
The Fencing Master
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
6,224 members
158 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 265
Member
gypsysmom,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
83
The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
7,760 members
457 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 108
3 Members
gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707
84
Oscar and Lucinda
by Peter Carey
4,122 members
68 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 88
3 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB
85
The Three-Body Problem
by Cixin Liu
8,617 members
403 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 96
3 Members
gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
86
The Cellist of Sarajevo
by Steven Galloway
2,761 members
248 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 251
Member
gypsysmom
87
Family Matters
by Rohinton Mistry
2,556 members
52 reviews
4
Global Rank 252
Member
gypsysmom
88
Island Beneath the Sea
by Isabel Allende
2,485 members
116 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 253
Member
gypsysmom
89
The Whale Rider
by Witi Ihimaera
1,416 members
45 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 254
Member
gypsysmom
90
A Brief History of Seven Killings
by Marlon James
2,858 members
108 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 146
2 Members
gypsysmom, kara.shamy
91
Gulliver's Travels: Lilliput and Brobdingnag
by Jonathan Swift
1,457 members
13 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 351
Member
gypsysmom,sturlington ,alex68 ,ManWithAnAgenda
92
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
5,572 members
276 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 60
5 Members
augustau, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707
93
Jar City
by Arnaldur Indridason
2,956 members
139 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 260
2 Members
gypsysmom, kara.shamy,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
94
The Tiger's Wife
by Téa Obreht
5,368 members
334 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 93
4 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707
95
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
9,505 members
537 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 75
4 Members
augustau, gypsysmom, Laura1124, steller0707
96
Ru
by Kim Thúy
863 members
56 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 255
Member
gypsysmom