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European and world fiction

Modern literary fiction

Fiction from continental Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, most of it in translation, including Calvino, Kundera, Murakami, Eco, Ferrante and Sebald.

21 books on European and world fiction, recommended by 18 people including Patrick Collison and Mario Gabriele.

21 books · 18 experts

Start here

  1. Enemies: A Love StoryIsaac Bashevis Singer, 1972
  2. Invisible CitiesItalo Calvino, 1972
  3. EumeswilErnst Jünger, 1977
  4. If on a Winter's Night a TravelerItalo Calvino, 1982
  5. Tomb for Boris DavidovichDanilo Kiš, 1985

The best books on European and world fiction 21

Enemies: A Love StoryEnemies: A Love Story
T4 Enemies: A Love Story
Isaac Bashevis Singer · 1972
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Invisible CitiesInvisible Cities
T4 Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino · 1972
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiPatrick CollisonDaniel BurkaMario Gabriele
EumeswilEumeswil
T4 Eumeswil
Ernst Jünger · 1977
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
If on a Winter's Night a TravelerIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler
T4 If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Italo Calvino · 1982
Open Library
Recommended byJulie Stevanja
Tomb for Boris Davidovich
T4 Tomb for Boris Davidovich
Danilo Kiš · 1985
Open Library
Recommended byCaterina Fake
The Seasons of Thomas TeboThe Seasons of Thomas Tebo
T4 The Seasons of Thomas Tebo
John Nagenda · 1986
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Norwegian WoodNorwegian Wood
T4 Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami · 1987
Open Library
Recommended byMario GabrielePatrick O'Shaughnessy
Foucault's Pendulum
T4 Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco · 1989
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
MiddlesexMiddlesex
T4 Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides · 2002
Open Library
“Jeffrey Eugenides' Pulitzer-winning family saga was selected in 2002 during the original club's final season. Oprah was drawn to its multigenerational scope and its unflinching account of identity formation across bodies and borders.”Oprah Winfrey
Recommended byJoel ConnollyOprah Winfrey
FlightsFlights
T4 Flights
Olga Tokarczuk · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
Night Train to LisbonNight Train to Lisbon
T4 Night Train to Lisbon
Pascal Mercier · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byTim O’Reilly
Open City: A NovelOpen City: A Novel
T4 Open City: A Novel
Teju Cole, Xavier Pàmies Giménez · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Three Book Sebald SetThree Book Sebald Set
T4 Three Book Sebald Set
W.G. Sebald · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byCaterina Fake
Book from the Ground: from point to pointBook from the Ground: from point to point
T4 Book from the Ground: from point to point
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the Wo
T4 Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Haruki Murakami
unverified
Recommended byMatt Mullenweg
My Brilliant FriendMy Brilliant Friend
T4 My Brilliant Friend
Elana Ferrante
unverified
Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
Pyongyang: A Journey in North KoreaPyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
T4 Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
T4 The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Milan Kundera
unverified
Recommended byTim Ferriss
The Heart
T4 The Heart
Maylis de Kerangal
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
T4 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
unverified
Recommended byEv WilliamsEvan Spiegel
Under Your Wings
T4 Under Your Wings
Tiffany Tsao
unverified
Recommended byZoë Foster Blake

Experts 18

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Recommenders 18

Patrick Collisonrecommends 7 books hereCaterina Fakerecommends 2 books here
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Mario Gabrielerecommends 2 books hereZoë Foster Blakerecommends 2 books hereMarc Andreessenrecommends 1 book here
MP
Mohnish Pabrairecommends 1 book here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 1 book hereBill Gatesrecommends 1 book hereDaniel Burkarecommends 1 book hereEv Williamsrecommends 1 book hereEvan Spiegelrecommends 1 book here
JC
Joel Connollyrecommends 1 book here
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Julie Stevanjarecommends 1 book hereMatt Mullenwegrecommends 1 book hereOprah Winfreyrecommends 1 book here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 1 book hereTim Ferrissrecommends 1 book hereTim O’Reillyrecommends 1 book here
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