The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David  Mitchell
Japanese Fiction
417 books — 336 voters
Flirting with French by William   Alexander
language memoirs
31 books — 12 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensShōgun by James ClavellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction
7,868 books — 26,198 voters