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The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway The Cellist of Sarajevo Galloway, Steven
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The Tree of Man by Patrick White The Tree of Man White, Patrick
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Empress Orchid by Anchee Min Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) Min, Anchee
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Seeing by José Saramago Seeing Saramago, José
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Mitchell, David
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News of a Kidnapping by Gabriel García Márquez News of a Kidnapping García Márquez, Gabriel
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A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1) Flint, Shamini *
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Siddhartha Hesse, Hermann
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Day of Confession by Allan Folsom Day of Confession Folsom, Allan
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The Summer Book by Tove Jansson The Summer Book Jansson, Tove
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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible Kingsolver, Barbara
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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1) Sophocles
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The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer The Invisible Bridge Orringer, Julie *
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A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1) Flint, Shamini *
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The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss Desai, Kiran
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Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin Baking Cakes in Kigali Parkin, Gaile
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Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende Daughter of Fortune Allende, Isabel *
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The Summer Book by Tove Jansson The Summer Book Jansson, Tove
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The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan The Twentieth Wife (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #1) Sundaresan, Indu *
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The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2) Mankell, Henning
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The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani The Blood of Flowers Amirrezvani, Anita *
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The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss Desai, Kiran
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 read, world-lit, world-literature     Slayermel 2011/06/21 view activity »
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Achebe, Chinua
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Aura by Carlos Fuentes Aura Fuentes, Carlos
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The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa The Housekeeper and the Professor Ogawa, Yōko
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 read, novellas, world-lit     Slayermel 2011/06/21 view activity »
Chronicle in Stone by Ismail Kadare Chronicle in Stone Kadare, Ismail
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The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum The Poisoner's Handbook Blum, Deborah
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Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Ambrose, Stephen E.
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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Chains (Seeds of America, #1) Laurie Halse Anderson *
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Public Enemies by Bryan Burrough Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 Burrough, Bryan
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