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The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics)
1.  The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov
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  "A 20th century satirical masterpiece"
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Einstein's Dreams (Vintage Contemporaries)
2.  Einstein's Dreams (Vintage Contemporaries) by Alan Lightman
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  "A true poetic delight"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics)
3.  Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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  "A brilliant, brooding reflection on the meaning of life (and death)"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (210 customer reviews) | 4 customer discussions

The Feast of the Goat
4.  The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
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  "A mesmerising, horrific page-turning masterpiece"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics)
5.  Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley
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  "The original and the best telling of a dystopian future"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews)

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Atonement
6.  Atonement by Ian McEwan
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  "Tragic and beautiful, artful storytelling"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (286 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

A Fine Balance: 1
7.  A Fine Balance: 1 by Rohinton Mistry
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  "Trials and tribulations of two tailors from the hilarious to the heart-rending"
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.47
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (186 customer reviews)

The Moonstone (Oxford World's Classics)
8.  The Moonstone (Oxford World's Classics) by Wilkie Collins
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  "Laudenum and indian fakirs are the background for a great murder mystery"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)

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Self
9.  Self by Yann Martel
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  "Funny, surprising, shocking"
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
10.  The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
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  "Magical."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

Earthly Powers
11.  Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
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  "Epic, satirical, searching, profound, and erudite beyond belief."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Castle (Vintage Classics)
12.  The Castle (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
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  "Captures the sheer pathos of one man versus the machine."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Saqi Essentials)
13.  The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Saqi Essentials) by Amin Maalouf
The list author says:
  "The rich heterogeneity of the societies on the other side of the crusades."
£9.74   Used & New from: £7.00
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Candide (Librio Litterature)
14.  Candide (Librio Litterature) by Voltaire
The list author says:
  "The best of all possible books!"
£3.78   Used & New from: £2.10
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The Leopard: Revised and with new material (Vintage Classics)
15.  The Leopard: Revised and with new material (Vintage Classics) by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
The list author says:
  "Possibly the most evocative writing in modern history."
£5.89   Used & New from: £1.35
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

King Jesus
16.  King Jesus by Robert Graves
The list author says:
  "Profound exploration of faith and doubt."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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