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87 books — 12 voters
The Slave by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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975 books — 958 voters
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121 books — 1,386 voters

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76 books — 42 voters

The Fortress by Meša Selimović
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363 books — 308 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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1,230 books — 1,714 voters

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2,114 books — 4,573 voters
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415 books — 1,099 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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76,897 books — 286,163 voters