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My Top Ten Fiction Books for 2012
The first date is the English publication; the second is the original, where available
1. The Golovlyovs (1975, 1880) by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (Russian)
2. The Plaster Angel (2010) by Dezsö Kosztolányi (Hungarian)
3. An Ermine in Czernopol (2011, 1966) by Gregor von Rezzori (Austrian)
4. Seven Gothic Tales (1994, 1934) by Isak Dinesen (Danish/Kenyan)
5. Dangerous Laughter (2008) by Steven Millhauser (American)
6. Five Spice Street (2009) by Can Xue (Chinese)
7. The Twelve Chairs (2011, 1928) by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov (Russians)
8. My Brilliant Friend (2012, 2011) by Elena Ferrante (Italian)
9. War and War (2006, 1999) by László Krasznahorkai (Hungarian)
10. 70 Acrylic 30 Wool (2012, 2011) by Viola di Grado (Italian)
1. The Golovlyovs (1975, 1880) by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (Russian)
2. The Plaster Angel (2010) by Dezsö Kosztolányi (Hungarian)
3. An Ermine in Czernopol (2011, 1966) by Gregor von Rezzori (Austrian)
4. Seven Gothic Tales (1994, 1934) by Isak Dinesen (Danish/Kenyan)
5. Dangerous Laughter (2008) by Steven Millhauser (American)
6. Five Spice Street (2009) by Can Xue (Chinese)
7. The Twelve Chairs (2011, 1928) by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov (Russians)
8. My Brilliant Friend (2012, 2011) by Elena Ferrante (Italian)
9. War and War (2006, 1999) by László Krasznahorkai (Hungarian)
10. 70 Acrylic 30 Wool (2012, 2011) by Viola di Grado (Italian)
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