Existential Literature Books

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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.02 — 318,777 ratings — published 1947
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,427,299 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,453,750 ratings — published 1915
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.94 — 401,136 ratings — published 1925
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,097,547 ratings — published 1866
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 137,673 ratings — published 1956
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.17 — 235,824 ratings — published 1864
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.07 — 178,325 ratings — published 1883
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In the Penal Colony In the Penal Colony (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.92 — 33,485 ratings — published 1918
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.21 — 220,592 ratings — published 1869
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.12 — 36,229 ratings — published 1887
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The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.26 — 20,731 ratings — published 1882
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 115,481 ratings — published 1886
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.39 — 392,429 ratings — published 1880
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.17 — 97,324 ratings — published 1942
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.31 — 63,976 ratings — published 1872
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.37 — 891,593 ratings — published 1946
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Iron in the Soul  (The Roads to Freedom, #3) Iron in the Soul (The Roads to Freedom, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,758 ratings — published 1949
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.84 — 223,858 ratings — published 1951
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Either/Or: A Fragment of Life Either/Or: A Fragment of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,421 ratings — published 1843
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The Reprieve The Reprieve (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,033 ratings — published 1945
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,128 ratings — published 1951
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Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.19 — 78,637 ratings — published 1864
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.93 — 141,142 ratings — published 1938
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No Exit and Three Other Plays No Exit and Three Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.09 — 30,127 ratings — published 1947
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.21 — 65,756 ratings — published 1942
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.08 — 518,998 ratings — published 1995
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The Intriguing Stillness of the Tides The Intriguing Stillness of the Tides (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.39 — 157 ratings — published
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White Nights White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.07 — 366,898 ratings — published 1848
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The Dwarf The Dwarf (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.69 — 8,019 ratings — published 1944
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.09 — 173,993 ratings — published 1320
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.26 — 128,045 ratings — published 2016
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Selected Non-Fictions Selected Non-Fictions (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,367 ratings — published 1999
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The Feast of the Goat The Feast of the Goat (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.35 — 43,404 ratings — published 2000
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The Tale of Genji The Tale of Genji (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.72 — 14,892 ratings — published 1000
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.94 — 261,281 ratings — published 1948
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The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.12 — 17,374 ratings — published 1886
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.95 — 341,747 ratings — published 2009
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.12 — 554,248 ratings — published 2002
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The Mark of the Sacred (Cultural Memory in the Present) The Mark of the Sacred (Cultural Memory in the Present)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.97 — 75 ratings — published 2009
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The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,323 ratings — published 1849
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The Double The Double (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.67 — 44,268 ratings — published 1846
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The Will to Power The Will to Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,297 ratings — published 1901
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The Birth of Tragedy The Birth of Tragedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.98 — 21,552 ratings — published 1871
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Twilight of the Idols Twilight of the Idols (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.95 — 14,527 ratings — published 1889
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The Anti-Christ The Anti-Christ (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.88 — 32,981 ratings — published 1888
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.14 — 229,987 ratings — published 1886
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The House of the Dead The House of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 4.05 — 36,567 ratings — published 1861
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Les Mains sales Les Mains sales (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-literature)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,752 ratings — published 1946
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Djuna Barnes
“To be utterly innocent would be to be utterly unknown, particularly to oneself.”
Djuna Barnes, Nightwood