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Animals move through literature as companions, symbols, and silent witnesses. In these books they are more than background—they shape the story and reflect something essential about the human world. This list gathers works where the presence of animals truly matters.

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1	The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges 4.04 avg rating — 10,121 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	De gedaanteverwisseling by Franz Kafka 3.91 avg rating — 1,581,749 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Misfortune of Lake Monsters by Nicole M. Wolverton (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 258 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Hawk Is Dying by Harry Crews 4.20 avg rating — 350 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Monster of Lake LaMetrie by Wardon Allan Curtis 3.61 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Golden Ass by Apuleius 3.85 avg rating — 18,091 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.07 avg rating — 80,556 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan 4.07 avg rating — 5,523 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Oorlog met de salamanders by Karel Čapek 4.17 avg rating — 19,319 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Kraken by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 29,482 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.82 avg rating — 1,387,551 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Doppler (Doppler, #1) by Erlend Loe 3.90 avg rating — 26,481 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville 3.58 avg rating — 638,951 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars