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Avery Foremanis looking for a Book in Classics Corner

Any recs for translated fiction? I’ve already read a good amount of Russian literature. I don’t care what it’s about as long as it has good characters in it! Thanks in advance for any answers

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The Shadow of the Wind

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PixCarlos Ruiz Zafón's Spanish novel combines mystery and romance set in post-war Barcelona, with a captivating cast of characters and a plot that revolves around a mysterious book.

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A Man Called Ove

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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PixGabriel García Márquez's masterpiece of magical realism from Colombia is renowned for its richly developed characters spanning several generations of the Buendía family.

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Blood of Elves

by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Tokyo Ueno Station (National Book Award Winner)

by Yu Miri

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Madame Bovary

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Diary of a Void

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Immortality

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

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Invisible Cities

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Água Viva

by Clarice Lispector

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Dorianthis is the only lispector i’ve read so far, and it was great but very non-narrative. i’ve heard some of her other novels are more structured, and i’m excited to read more from her

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My Brilliant Friend

by Elena Ferrante

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So Long a Letter

by Mariama Bâ

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My Name Is Red

by Orhan Pamuk

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PixOrhan Pamuk's Turkish novel masterfully weaves a tale of love, art, and intrigue in the Ottoman Empire, offering an ensemble of rich and vivid characters.

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The Housekeeper and the Professor

by Yoko Ogawa

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PixThis Japanese novel by Yoko Ogawa features deeply emotional and well-drawn characters, exploring the relationship between a brilliant mathematician with a memory span of only 80 minutes and his housekeeper.

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