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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 — 407,555 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 — 102,714 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 — 81,731 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 — 21,763 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 — 20,345 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 3.71 avg rating — 10,792 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 — 1,734 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 — 8,945 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 — 64,218 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 — 10,007 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 3.79 avg rating — 63 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 — 12,911 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 3.42 avg rating — 33 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 — 11,901 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 — 10,816 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 3.88 avg rating — 884 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 — 11,688 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 — 3,175 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 — 13,784 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 — 21,736 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 — 5,459 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 — 44,761 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 — 3,697 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 — 253 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 — 181 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 — 1,504 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