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A Listmania! list by ErzulieFreda "joeyh77" (London, UK)
 
The Heart Of A Dog (Vintage Classics)
1.  The Heart Of A Dog (Vintage Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov
The list author says:
  "Fabulous. Bulgakov's swearing, fag-smoking canine creation is hilarious. He has a few home truths on totalitarianism too."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Too Loud A Solitude
2.  Too Loud A Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal
The list author says:
  "'Beer sodden idiot' rescues books from certain death. Claustrophobic, scatological, funny and full of dread"
£7.19   Used & New from: £2.59
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Babylon
3.  Babylon by Victor Pelevin
The list author says:
  "The new Russia, featuring buddhism, advertising and copious quantities of psylocybin."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
4.  The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
The list author says:
  "A cat disappears, a couple seperate and a man trapped in a well undergoes a psychic transformation. Hardly Tony Parsons then."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.63
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (138 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Roo Kickkick and the Big Bad Blimp
5.  Roo Kickkick and the Big Bad Blimp by Ryan Gattis
The list author says:
  "Silly names, alt-rock and a highly unpleasant practice called 'kerbing'. An off-kilter baby masterpiece."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The Castle Of Crossed Destinies (Vintage Classics)
6.  The Castle Of Crossed Destinies (Vintage Classics) by Italo Calvino
The list author says:
  "Storytelling via the tarot. Calvino pushes back the boundaries once again."
£6.89   Used & New from: £2.72
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Downriver
7.  Downriver by Iain Sinclair
The list author says:
  "Streams of concsciousness flow into London's Jugular, carrying the city's paranoia and reject-mysticism"
£7.58   Used & New from: £4.46
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Erotic Tales of Old Russia
8.  Erotic Tales of Old Russia by Aleksandr A. Afanasiev
The list author says:
  "Does what it says on the tin: Grimm for grownups. Bilingual edition too."
Used & New from: £10.00

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Farewells to Plasma
9.  Farewells to Plasma by Natasza Goerke
The list author says:
  "Another fabbo book from Twisted Spoon. Great, bizarre new fiction from Poland."
Used & New from: £2.92

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Blindness
10.  Blindness by Jose Saramago
The list author says:
  "Horrific and absolutely extraordinary. One of those books that creates an unspoken fellowship between those who have read it."
£7.16   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

M'Hashish
11.  M'Hashish by Mohammed Mrabet
The list author says:
  "The joy of kif. Accesible and funny, in a macabre fashion."
Used & New from: £2.95
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Watership Down
12.  Watership Down by Richard Adams
The list author says:
  "The original moving bunny classic, with truths hidden warren-deep."
Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (121 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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Last updated: 17/07/2005
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