UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Novels

1.
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes 3.89 avg rating — 37,521 ratings
2.
War with the Newts
War with the Newts 4.17 avg rating — 16,878 ratings
3.
Kokoro
Kokoro 4.04 avg rating — 39,424 ratings
4.
The Sound of the Mountain
The Sound of the Mountain 3.84 avg rating — 9,218 ratings
5.
The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves 3.77 avg rating — 22,716 ratings
6.
Snow Country
Snow Country 3.57 avg rating — 38,919 ratings
7.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book 4.02 avg rating — 9,588 ratings
8.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion 3.97 avg rating — 23,507 ratings
9.
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man 3.46 avg rating — 3,719 ratings
10.
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters 4.03 avg rating — 11,389 ratings
11.
The Birds
The Birds 4.14 avg rating — 7,116 ratings
12.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,474 ratings
13.
La Peste
La Peste 4.02 avg rating — 300,317 ratings
14.
The Ice Palace
The Ice Palace 3.85 avg rating — 13,759 ratings
15.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
16.
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes 3.70 avg rating — 14,878 ratings
17.
Men of Maize: The Modernist Epic of the Guatemalan Indians
Men of Maize: The Modernist Epic of the Guatemalan Indians 3.99 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
18.
Botchan (Furigana Edition)
Botchan (Furigana Edition) 3.64 avg rating — 15,291 ratings
19.
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1)
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 22,255 ratings
20.
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat 3.68 avg rating — 16,998 ratings
21.
Inter Ice Age 4
Inter Ice Age 4 3.69 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
22.
A Strange Tale from East of the River and Other Stories
A Strange Tale from East of the River and Other Stories 3.58 avg rating — 288 ratings
23.
Os Maias
Os Maias 3.99 avg rating — 26,454 ratings
23.
The Life of an Amorous Woman and Other Writings
The Life of an Amorous Woman and Other Writings 3.60 avg rating — 609 ratings
23.
The Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan
The Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan 3.76 avg rating — 727 ratings
26.
The Tale of the Lady Ochikubo
The Tale of the Lady Ochikubo
by: Unknown
3.72 avg rating — 167 ratings
27.
Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series)
Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series) 3.62 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
28.
Quincas Borba
Quincas Borba 3.95 avg rating — 7,690 ratings
29.
They Were Counted
They Were Counted 4.20 avg rating — 1,458 ratings
30.
A Dream of Red Mansions
A Dream of Red Mansions 4.53 avg rating — 2,151 ratings
31.
Iceland's Bell
Iceland's Bell 3.90 avg rating — 2,304 ratings
32.
The Year of the Hare
The Year of the Hare 3.63 avg rating — 17,398 ratings
33.
Spring Night
Spring Night 3.60 avg rating — 391 ratings
34.
The Dwarf
The Dwarf 3.69 avg rating — 7,661 ratings
35.
Pather Panchali: Song of the Road
Pather Panchali: Song of the Road 4.61 avg rating — 6,987 ratings
36.
Enfance
Enfance 4.04 avg rating — 289 ratings
37.
Shrikanto
Shrikanto 4.29 avg rating — 2,422 ratings
38.
Vie d'une amie de la volupté
Vie d'une amie de la volupté 3.31 avg rating — 263 ratings
39.
Gora
Gora 4.27 avg rating — 4,654 ratings
39.
Grass on the Wayside
Grass on the Wayside 3.80 avg rating — 463 ratings
41.
São Bernardo
São Bernardo 4.07 avg rating — 3,669 ratings
42.
The Twilight Years
The Twilight Years 3.94 avg rating — 478 ratings
43.
Homecoming
Homecoming 3.73 avg rating — 64 ratings
44.
So That You Can Know Me: An Anthology of Pakistani Women Writers (Garnet World Fiction Series)
So That You Can Know Me: An Anthology of Pakistani Women Writers (Garnet World Fiction Series) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
45.
The Sea and Poison
The Sea and Poison 3.95 avg rating — 1,694 ratings
46.
The Three-Cornered World
The Three-Cornered World 3.76 avg rating — 5,373 ratings
47.
The Doll
The Doll 3.83 avg rating — 26,114 ratings
47.
壁 [Kabe]
壁 [Kabe] 3.83 avg rating — 110 ratings
49.
Ifigenia
Ifigenia 4.06 avg rating — 531 ratings
49.
Iaiá Garcia
Iaiá Garcia 3.74 avg rating — 654 ratings
51.
Adán Buenosayres
Adán Buenosayres 4.32 avg rating — 624 ratings
52.
A Dark Night's Passing
A Dark Night's Passing 3.70 avg rating — 228 ratings
53.
Independent People
Independent People 4.13 avg rating — 13,794 ratings
54.
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government 3.68 avg rating — 288 ratings
55.
A Pilgrimage to the Himalayas, and Other Silhouettes from Memory
A Pilgrimage to the Himalayas, and Other Silhouettes from Memory 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
55.
Lillelord
Lillelord 3.91 avg rating — 605 ratings
57.
Hiltu och Ragnar
Hiltu och Ragnar 3.17 avg rating — 98 ratings
58.
Xosrov və Şirin
Xosrov və Şirin 4.35 avg rating — 560 ratings
59.
Wonderful Fool
Wonderful Fool 3.74 avg rating — 921 ratings
60.
Angústia
Angústia 4.03 avg rating — 3,089 ratings
61.
Alexander the Great: A Novel
Alexander the Great: A Novel 3.86 avg rating — 545 ratings
61.
Atheis
Atheis 3.91 avg rating — 2,124 ratings
61.
Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not)
Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not) 4.22 avg rating — 8,543 ratings
64.
And Then
And Then 3.90 avg rating — 2,086 ratings
65.
Book of My Mother
Book of My Mother 3.85 avg rating — 2,347 ratings
66.
O risco do bordado
O risco do bordado 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings
67.
Angels on the Head of a Pin
Angels on the Head of a Pin 3.65 avg rating — 48 ratings
67.
Raza de bronce
Raza de bronce 3.55 avg rating — 223 ratings
69.
Récits d'une vie fugitive: Mémoires d'un lettré fou
Récits d'une vie fugitive: Mémoires d'un lettré fou
by: Shěn Fù
3.82 avg rating — 1,808 ratings
70.
Enriquillo
Enriquillo 3.73 avg rating — 135 ratings
71.
Be Faithful Unto Death
Be Faithful Unto Death 3.46 avg rating — 1,467 ratings
72.
The Deadbeats
The Deadbeats 3.39 avg rating — 206 ratings
73.
Nights with the White Horse
Nights with the White Horse 4.23 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
74.
The Gate
The Gate 3.94 avg rating — 2,601 ratings
75.
The Samurai
The Samurai 4.02 avg rating — 3,498 ratings
76.
La tejedora de coronas
La tejedora de coronas 4.42 avg rating — 287 ratings
77.
Ópera dos Mortos
Ópera dos Mortos 4.10 avg rating — 250 ratings
78.
Baltagul
Baltagul 3.28 avg rating — 14,744 ratings
79.
De Waterman
De Waterman 3.52 avg rating — 90 ratings
79.
The Lake
The Lake 3.57 avg rating — 2,761 ratings
81.
Land
Land 3.85 avg rating — 102 ratings
81.
De zwaardvis
De zwaardvis 2.95 avg rating — 337 ratings
83.
The Tower at the Edge of the World
The Tower at the Edge of the World 4.20 avg rating — 83 ratings
84.
Le vent du nord-est
Le vent du nord-est it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
85.
Las memorias de Mamá Blanca
Las memorias de Mamá Blanca 3.78 avg rating — 714 ratings
85.
When I Whistle: A Novel
When I Whistle: A Novel 3.99 avg rating — 621 ratings
87.
Ο βίος του Ισμαήλ Φερίκ Πασά
Ο βίος του Ισμαήλ Φερίκ Πασά 3.63 avg rating — 250 ratings
88.
Yaka (African Writers Series)
Yaka (African Writers Series)
by: Pepetela
3.96 avg rating — 107 ratings
89.
The Wrestling Match
The Wrestling Match 3.47 avg rating — 32 ratings
89.
Cousin Bazilio
Cousin Bazilio 3.98 avg rating — 7,825 ratings
89.
Veljeni Sebastian
Veljeni Sebastian 3.28 avg rating — 240 ratings
89.
Years Like Brief Days
Years Like Brief Days 2.78 avg rating — 23 ratings
93.
The Intended
The Intended 3.54 avg rating — 154 ratings
93.
Kuyucaklı Yusuf
Kuyucaklı Yusuf 4.19 avg rating — 22,029 ratings
95.
De andere kant
De andere kant 3.56 avg rating — 45 ratings
95.
Zayni Barakat
Zayni Barakat 3.87 avg rating — 3,759 ratings
97.
El día señalado
El día señalado 3.94 avg rating — 107 ratings
98.
Memed, My Hawk (İnce Memed, #1)
Memed, My Hawk (İnce Memed, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 12,361 ratings
98.
Prenn Drifting
Prenn Drifting 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
100.
Moïse, le benjamin de la Bible
Moïse, le benjamin de la Bible 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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