Animal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Stranger by Albert Camus
World's Greatest Novellas
715 books — 1,447 voters
Indian Folktales And Legends by Nath PratibhaThe Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonCerita Rakyat dari Bali by James DanandjajaStrange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu SonglingChinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies by Moss Roberts
Asian Folktales
117 books — 36 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,243 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
897 books — 1,176 voters