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An Iliad by Alessandro Baricco
Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
Fleeting Rome by Carlo Levi
From Caesar to the Mafia by Luigi Barzini
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino *
Italians by Luigi Barzini
Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso
Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Nonexistent Knight by Italo Calvino
Periodic Table by Primo Levi
Silk by Alessandro Baricco
Tiepolo Pink by Roberto Calasso
Various crime novels by Leonardo Sciascia
Watch by Carlo Levi
Wine-Dark Sea by Leonardo Sciascia

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1	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 410,063 ratings score: 792, and 8 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	Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino 4.09 avg rating — 103,786 ratings score: 390, and 4 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
3	Silk by Alessandro Baricco 3.85 avg rating — 83,132 ratings score: 383, and 4 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
4	Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino 4.14 avg rating — 21,898 ratings score: 295, and 3 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
5	The Periodic Table by Primo Levi 4.14 avg rating — 20,495 ratings score: 288, and 3 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
6	An Iliad by Alessandro Baricco 3.72 avg rating — 10,891 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
6	I Watch You by Irene Cao 3.21 avg rating — 1,737 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
8	Suffer the Little Children (Commissario Brunetti, #16) by Donna Leon 3.84 avg rating — 9,027 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
9	The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante 3.86 avg rating — 65,170 ratings score: 98, 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	The Girl of His Dreams (Commissario Brunetti, #17) by Donna Leon 3.86 avg rating — 10,061 ratings score: 98, 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	Fleeting Rome: In Search of la Dolce Vita by Carlo Levi 3.78 avg rating — 64 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
11	Friends in High Places (Commissario Brunetti, #9) by Donna Leon 3.90 avg rating — 13,026 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
13	From Caesar to the Mafia: Persons, Places and Problems in Italian Life by Luigi Barzini 3.35 avg rating — 34 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
13	Fatal Remedies (Commissario Brunetti, #8) by Donna Leon 3.94 avg rating — 12,019 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
15	Uniform Justice (Commissario Brunetti, #12) by Donna Leon 3.90 avg rating — 10,926 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
16	The Italians: A Full-Length Portrait Featuring Their Manners and Morals by Luigi Barzini 3.89 avg rating — 888 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
16	Doctored Evidence (Commissario Brunetti, #13) by Donna Leon 3.89 avg rating — 11,737 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
18	The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso 4.24 avg rating — 3,201 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
18	A Noble Radiance (Commissario Brunetti, #7) by Donna Leon 4.07 avg rating — 13,892 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
20	Death in a Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti, #2) by Donna Leon 3.94 avg rating — 21,878 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
21	The Nonexistent Knight and The Cloven Viscount by Italo Calvino 4.03 avg rating — 5,468 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
21	Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) by Donna Leon 3.89 avg rating — 45,102 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
23	The Serpent's Disciple by Deborah Stevens (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 37 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
24	The Almond Picker by Simonetta Agnello Hornby 3.74 avg rating — 3,724 ratings score: 89, 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
25	Tiepolo Pink by Roberto Calasso 4.16 avg rating — 257 ratings score: 88, 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
25	Tweeting Da Vinci by Ann C. Pizzorusso (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 88, 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
27	The Watch: A Novel by Carlo Levi 3.93 avg rating — 185 ratings score: 87, 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
28	The Wine-Dark Sea by Leonardo Sciascia 3.87 avg rating — 1,528 ratings score: 86, 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