A Eurocentric List from the last 12 Months

A Listmania! list by "blackgillingham"
 
Embers
1.  Embers by Sandor Marai
The list author says:
  "Emotional fire dies. So does an age."
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Le Testament Francais
2.  Le Testament Francais by Andrei Makine
The list author says:
  "Essential. Enough Said!"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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A Life's Music
3.  A Life's Music by Andreï Makine
The list author says:
  "Powerful and gentle, lulling one into a depth rarely reached."
£6.79   Used & New from: £0.15
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Rings Of Saturn
4.  Rings Of Saturn by W G Sebald
The list author says:
  "I chose this one, but all the masters works should be read. Possibly the greatest modern writer??"
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.20
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

The Good Soldier Svejk: And His Fortunes in the World War (Penguin Classics)
5.  The Good Soldier Svejk: And His Fortunes in the World War (Penguin Classics) by Jaroslav Hasek
The list author says:
  "Svejk, one of the great literary characters - Borrowed (stolen!) often by other writers and movie directors!"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Never Let Me Go
6.  Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The list author says:
  "Go the ManBooker!! Got it at the end, had to re-read immediately."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (442 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Goodbye To Berlin
7.  Goodbye To Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
The list author says:
  "Sally Bowles, a lost character from a lost city."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

The Sea, The Sea
8.  The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
The list author says:
  "So good, so good."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

Birthday Letters
9.  Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
The list author says:
  "Read in grief. It won't help but you'll understand better."
£5.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Judge On Trial
10.  Judge On Trial by Ivan Klima
The list author says:
  "Justice and the good twisted, dignity under siege."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
11.  The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The list author says:
  "Heavy and light - not to be read by married men!!"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

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Life: A User's Manual
12.  Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec
The list author says:
  "When you get the joke you'll want to honour the author - then kill him."
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.66
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
13.  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The list author says:
  "A writing paradox: To capture autism while not actually being autistic."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (746 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

I Served the King of England (Picador Books)
14.  I Served the King of England (Picador Books) by Bohumil Hrabal
The list author says:
  "Follow the adventures (or mis-) of Ditie. Very good translation."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Père Goriot (Oxford World's Classics)
15.  Père Goriot (Oxford World's Classics) by Honoré de Balzac
The list author says:
  "Shakespearian in proportion."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Bringing up Girls in Bohemia
16.  Bringing up Girls in Bohemia by Michal Viewegh
The list author says:
  "The Czech Kingsley Amis."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy (Penguin Modern Classics)
17.  The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
The list author says:
  "Hilarious."
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.32
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Cloudstreet
18.  Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
The list author says:
  "There are two Australian books that must be read. This is the 1st."
£5.21   Used & New from: £0.27
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Illywhacker
19.  Illywhacker by Peter Carey
The list author says:
  ".............and this is the second"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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The God of Small Things
20.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The list author says:
  "A wonderfully imagined book - I can still feel, hear and taste it."
£5.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (212 customer reviews)

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