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Hi, polyglots.
Have you been fascinated by the use of a language? The texts can preserve the author's emotions and thoughts long after. Here is a list of artistic literature in different cultures.
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time | work | translation for work | genre | link | group | group in English |
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5th century BC | Ὀρέστεια
Oresteíā |
Story of Orestes | tragedy |
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between 479 BC and 424 BC | Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης
Promētheús Desmṓtēs |
Prometheus Bound | tragedy |
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before 4th century BC | Αἰσώπου Μῦθοι
Aisópou Mýthoi |
Aesop's Fables | fable |
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before 200 BC | पञ्चतन्त्र
Pañcatantra |
Five Treatises | animal fable, frame story |
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1st century BC | 楚辭
Chǔcí |
Verses of Chǔ | poetry |
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between 1st century BC and 5th century | அகநானூறு
Akanāṉūṟu |
Four Hundred Poems in the Akam Genre | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 1st century BC and 5th century | புறநானூறு
Puṟanāṉūṟu |
Four Hundred Poems in the Puṟam Genre | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 1st century and 2nd century | பட்டினப்பாலை
Paṭṭiṉappālai |
City and Desert | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
early 2nd century | बुद्धचरितम्
Buddhacaritam |
Acts of the Buddha | poetry |
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before 125 | இன்னா நாற்பது
Iṉṉā Nāṟpatu |
Forty Undesirable Things | poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku |
between 180 and 190 | பொருநராற்றுப்படை
Porunarāṟṟuppaṭai |
Guide for War Bards | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between late 2nd century and early 3rd century | ஐங்குறுநூறு
Aiṅkuṟunūṟu |
Five Hundred Short Poems | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between late 2nd century and early 3rd century | குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு
Kuṟiñcippāṭṭu |
Song of the Mountains | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 4th century | மதுரைக் காஞ்சி
Maturaikkāñci |
Counsel Addressed to the King of Madurai | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 4th century | நற்றிணை
Natrinai |
Excellent Tinai | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 4th century | நெடுநல்வாடை
Neṭunalvāṭai |
Good Long North Wind | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 4th century | திருமுருகாற்றுப்படை
Tirumurukātṟuppatai |
Guide to Lord Murugan | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 4th century | குறுந்தொகை
Kuṟuntokai |
Short-Collection | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 5th century | ஐந்திணை எழுபது
Aintinai Eḻupatu |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | ஐந்திணை ஐம்பது
Aintiṇai Aimpatu |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | இனியவை நாற்பது
Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu |
Forty Desirable Things | poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 5th century | களவழி நாற்பது
Kaḷavaḻi Nāṟpatu |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | கார் நாற்பது
Kār Nāṟpatu |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | நான்மணிக்கடிகை
Nāṉmaṇikkaṭikai |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | திணைமாலை நூற்றைம்பது
Tiṇaimālai Nūṟṟaimpatu |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | திணைமொழி ஐம்பது
Tiṉaimoḻi Aimpatu |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | திரிகடுகம்
Tirikaṭukam |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | பழமொழி நானூறு
Paḻamoḻi Nāṉūṟu |
poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | சிறுபஞ்சமூலம்
Ciṟupañcamūlam |
poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | ஏலாதி
Elāti |
poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | கைந்நிலை
Kainnilai |
poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | முதுமொழிக்காஞ்சி
Mutumoḻikkānci |
poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku | |
between 2nd century and 5th century | பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை
Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai |
Guide for Bards with the Large Lute | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 2th century and 5th century | நாலடியார்
Nālaṭiyār |
Four Hundred Quatrains | poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku |
between 2nd century and 5th century | பதிற்றுப்பத்து
Patiṟṟuppattu |
Ten Tens | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
c. 210 | மலைபடுகடாம்
Malaipaṭukaṭām |
Echo of the Mountains | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
c. 230 | முல்லைப்பாட்டு
Mullaippāṭṭu |
Jungle Song | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
after 3rd century | கலித்தொகை
Kalittokai |
Kali-Metre Anthology | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 3rd century and 4th century | பரிபாடல்
Paripādal |
Paripadal-Metre Anthology | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
between 3rd century and 5 th century
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சிறுபாணாற்றுப்படை
Ciṟupāṇāṟṟuppaṭai |
Guide for Bards with the Small Lute | poetry |
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Eighteen Greater Texts | பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
c. 350 | 搜神記
Sōushénjì |
In Search of the Supernatural | anthology of short stories |
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4th century | अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्
Abhijñānaśākuntalam |
The Recognition of Śakuntalā | play |
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between 450 and 500 | திருக்குறள்
Tirukkuṟaḷ |
Sacred Verses | poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku |
early 5th century | Psychomachia | Battle of Spirits | poem | |||
5th century | रघुवंशम्
Raghuvaṃśa |
Lineage of Raghu | poetry |
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5th century | मृच्छकटिकम्
Mṛcchakaṭikam |
The Little Clay Cart | drama |
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between 7th century and 10th century | ஆசாரக்கோவை
Ācārakkōvai |
poetry |
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Eighteen Lesser Texts | பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku | |
after 759 | 萬葉集
Man'yōshū |
anthology of Ten Thousand Leaves | anthology of poems |
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8th century | المعلقات
al-Mu'allaqāt |
Suspended Odes | anthology of poems |
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after 880 | 伊勢物語
Ise Monogatari |
Tales of Ise | uta monogatari |
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c. 920 | 古今和歌集
Kokin Wakashū |
Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times | anthology of poems |
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978 | 太平廣記
Tàipíng Guǎngjì |
Extensive Records of the Tàipíng Era | anthology of short stories |
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Four Great Books of Sòng Dynasty | 宋四大書
Sòng Sìdà Shū |
10th century | كتاب الأغاني
Kitāb al-'aghānī |
Book of Songs | anthology |
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10th century | العقد الفريد
al-ʿIqd al-Farīd |
The Unique Necklace | anthology |
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1002 | 枕草子
Makura no Sōshi |
The Pillow Book | anthology |
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Three Great Zuihitsu | 三大随筆
Sandai Zuihitsu |
before 1021 | 源氏物語
Genji Monogatari |
Tale of Genji | monogatari |
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1066 | گرشاسپنامه
Garšāspnāma |
Book of Garshāsp | epic poetry | |||
between 1040 and 1115 | La Chanson de Roland | Song of Roland | epic poem |
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c. 1080 | قابوسنامه
Qabus-nama |
Book of Kavus | belles-lettres | |||
1086 – 1092 | سیاست نامه
Siyāsatnāmeh |
Book of Politics | mirrors for princes | |||
1131 | الهی نامه
Elahi Nameh |
Treatise to Theology | poetry | |||
c. 1136 | De gestis Britonum | On the Deeds of the Britons | pseudohistory |
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c. 1160 | حي بن يقظان
Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān |
Alive Son of Awake | novel |
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1163 – 1197 | خمسه
Xamse |
Five Treasures | narrative poetry | |||
before 1204 | 文苑英華
Wényuàn Yīnghuá |
Blossoms in the Garden of Literature | anthology |
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Four Great Books of Sòng Dynasty | 宋四大書
Sòng Sìdà Shū |
1212 | 方丈記
Hōjōki |
Square-Jō Record | recluse literature, zuihitsu |
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Three Great Zuihitsu | 三大随筆
Sandai Zuihitsu |
between 1213 and 1236 | Слово данила заточеника еже восписа ко своемѹ госѹдарю кнѧѕю ꙗрославѹ володимѣровичю
Slovo danila zatočenika eže vospisa ko svoemu gosudarju knęʒju jaroslavu volodiměrovičju |
The Word Given by the Exile to his Sovereign Prince Roslav Volodymyrovich | epistle | |||
c. 1230 – c. 1275 | Roman de la Rose | The Romance of the Rose | courtly love poem |
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c. 1235 | 小倉百人一首
Ogura Hyakunin Isshu |
Ogura's One Hundred People, One Poem Each | anthology of poems |
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1257 | بوستان
Būstān |
Orchard | poetry |
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1258 | گُلِستان
Golestān |
Rose Garden | poetry |
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1265 | Legenda aurea | Golden Legend | hagiography |
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between 1268 and 1277 | الرسالة الكاملية في السيرة النبوية
al-Risālah al-Kāmilīyah fī al-Sīrah al-Nabawīyah |
The Treatise of Kāmil on the Prophet's Biography | theological fiction | |||
early 13th century | جوامع الحکایات و لوامع الروایات
Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt |
Collections of Stories and Illustrations of Histories | anthology of anecdotes | |||
13th century | حديث بياض ورياض
Hadīth Bayāḍ wa Riyāḍ |
Story of Bayāḍ and Riyāḍ | romance | |||
c. 1300 | 西廂記
Xīxiāngjì |
Story of the Western Chamber | play |
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Four Best-Known Dramas | 四大名劇
Sìdà Míngjù |
1310 – 1314 | Roman de Fauvel | Romance of Fauvel | romance, poem | |||
before 1320 | 感天動地竇娥冤
Gǎntiāndòngdì Dòu É Yuān |
The Injustice to Dòu É that Touched Heaven and Earth | zájù |
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c. 1321 | Divina Commedia | Divine Comedy | narrative poetry |
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before 1330 | 平家物語
Heike Monogatari |
Tale of the Heike | monogatari | |||
between 1330 and 1332 | 徒然草
Tsurezuregusa |
Essays in Idleness | zuihitsu |
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Three Great Zuihitsu | 三大随筆
Sandai Zuihitsu |
1353 | Decameron | Ten Days | frame story |
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c. 1377 | Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman | William's Vision of Piers Plowman | narrative poem |
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1378 | 剪燈新話
Jiǎndēng Xīnhuà |
New Stories After Snuffing the Lamp | anthology of short stories |
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14th century | 三國演義
Sānguó Yǎnyì |
Romance of the Three Kingdoms | historical fiction |
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Four Great Masterpieces | 四大奇書
Sìdà Qíshū |
14th century | 太平記
Taiheiki |
Chronicle of Great Peace | gunki monogatari | |||
14th century | 包待制智賺灰欄記
Bāo Dàizhì Zhì Zhuàn Huīlán Jì |
Story of Edict Attendant Bāo's Trick of a Chalk Circle | gōng'àn zájù |
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between 14th century and 15th century | کتاب دده قورقود
Kitabi-Dədə Qorqud |
Book of Dədə Qorqud | epic poetry |
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c. 1400 | The Canterbury Tales | The Canterbury Tales | narrative poetry |
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c. 1439 | 新古今和歌集
Shin Kokin Wakashū |
New Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times | anthology of poems | |||
1447 | 용비어천가
Yongbieocheonga |
Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven | poetry |
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before 1493 | 金鰲新話
Geumo Sinhwa |
New Tales of Mount Geumo | anthology of short stories |
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c. 1495 | Den Spyeghel der Salicheyt van Elckerlijc - Hoe dat elckerlijc mensche wert ghedaecht Gode rekeninghe te doen | Den Spyeghel der Salicheyt van Elckerlijc - How Every Human Being is Expected to Give Account to God | morality play |
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15th century | Слово о пълкѹ Игоревѣ
Slovo o pŭlku Igorevě |
Tale of Igor's Campaign | epic poem |
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before 1524 | 水滸傳
Shuǐhǔzhuàn |
Water Margin | historical fiction |
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Four Great Masterpieces | 四大奇書
Sìdà Qíshū |
c. 1530 | The Somonyng of Everyman | The Summoning of Everyman | morality play | |||
c. 1532 – c. 1564 | Les Cinq livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel | The Five Books of the Lives and Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel | satire |
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1580 | Essais | Essays | satire |
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c. 1592 | 西遊記
Xīyóujì |
Journey to the West | gods and demons fiction, adventure |
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Four Great Masterpieces | 四大奇書
Sìdà Qíshū |
1597 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo and Juliet | tragedy |
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1598 | 牡丹亭
Mǔdāntíng |
Peony Pavilion | tragicomedy, play |
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Four Best-Known Dramas | 四大名劇
Sìdà Míngjù |
between 1599 and 1601 | Hamlet | Hamlet | tragedy |
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16th century | 傳奇漫錄
Truyền kỳ mạn lục |
Casual Records of Transmitted Strange Tales | anthology of short stories | |||
16th century | 曾我物語
Soga Monogatari |
Tale of the Soga Brothers | gunki monogatari | |||
c. 1603 | The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice | The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice | tragedy |
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1605 – 1615 | Don Quijote de la Mancha | Mister Quijote from la Mancha | novel |
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c. 1605 | King Lear | King Lear | tragedy |
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c. 1606 | The Tragedie of Macbeth | The Tragedie of Macbeth | tragedy |
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c. 1610 | 金瓶梅
Jīnpíngméi |
Plum in the Golden Vase | historical fiction, erotic fiction |
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Four Great Masterpieces | 四大奇書
Sìdà Qíshū |
before 1619 | おもろおさうし
Omoro O-Saushi |
Book of Songs | anthology of poems | |||
1620 | 喻世明言
Yùshì Míngyán |
Stories to Enlighten the World | anthology of short stories |
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Three Stories and Two Slappings | 三言二拍
Sānyán Èrpāi |
1624 | 警世通言
Jǐngshì Tōngyán |
Stories to Caution the World | anthology of short stories |
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Three Stories and Two Slappings | 三言二拍
Sānyán Èrpāi |
1627 | 醒世恆言
Xǐngshì Héngyán |
Stories to Awaken the World | anthology of short stories |
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Three Stories and Two Slappings | 三言二拍
Sānyán Èrpāi |
1628 | 初刻拍案驚奇
Chūkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí |
Slapping the Table in Amazement at the First Kè | anthology of short stories |
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Three Stories and Two Slappings | 三言二拍
Sānyán Èrpāi |
1632 | 二刻拍案驚奇
Èrkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí |
Slapping the Table in Amazement at the Second Kè | anthology of short stories |
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Three Stories and Two Slappings | 三言二拍
Sānyán Èrpāi |
c. 1660 | 濟公全傳
Shuōtáng Yǎnyì Quánzhuàn |
Complete Stories of Jì Gōng | novel |
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1668 – 1694 | Fables de La Fontaine | Fables of La Fontaine | fable |
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1678 – 1684 | The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come | The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come | religious allegory |
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1682 | Kōshoku Ichidai Otoko
好色一代男 |
Life of an Amorous Man | ukiyo-zōshi, novella | |||
1686 | Kōshoku Ichidai Onna
好色一代女 |
Life of an Amorous Woman | ukiyo-zōshi, novella | |||
1688 | 長生殿
Chángshēngdiàn |
Palace of Eternal Life | play |
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Four Best-Known Dramas | 四大名劇
Sìdà Míngjù |
1695 | Paradise Lost | Paradise Lost | epic poetry, Christian mythology |
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1695 | 隋唐演義
Suí–Táng Yǎnyì |
Romance of Suí and Táng Dynasties | historical fiction |
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1695 | 古文觀止
Gǔwén Guānzhǐ |
The Most Prominent Ancient-Style Essays | anthology of essays |
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1699 | 桃花扇
Táohuāshàn |
Peach Blossom Fan | play |
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Four Best-Known Dramas | 四大名劇
Sìdà Míngjù |
between late 16th century and early 17th century | 洪吉童傳
Hong Gildong Jeon |
Biography of Hong Gildong | novel | |||
early 17th century | Ερωτόκριτος
Erotokritos |
Erotokritos | chivalric romance |
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17th century | 東周列國志
Dōngzhōu Lièguó Zhì |
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhōu Kingdoms | historic fiction |
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17th century | 壬辰錄
Imjillok |
Record of the Imjin War | historic fiction, war fiction | |||
17th century | 三遂平妖傳
Sānsuì Píngyāo Zhuàn |
The Three Suì Quash the Demons' Revolt | gods and demons fiction, historical fiction |
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17th century | 醒世姻緣傳
Xǐngshì Yīnyuán Zhuàn |
Story of a Marital Fate to Awaken the World | novel of manners |
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1702 | おくのほそ道
Oku no Hosomichi |
Narrow Road to the Interior | haibun |
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1705 | 全唐詩
Quántángshī |
Complete Táng Poems | collection of poems |
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1719 | The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates. Written by Himself. | The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates. Written by Himself. | adventure, historical fiction |
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1726 | Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships | Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships | science fiction |
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c. 1730 | 說唐演義全傳
Shuōtáng Yǎnyì Quánzhuàn |
Complete Romance of Táng Dynasty | novel |
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1749 | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | novel |
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1750 | 儒林外史
Rúlín Wàishǐ |
Unofficial History of the Scholars | historical fiction |
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1759 | Candide, ou l'Optimisme | Candide: or, All for the Best | conte philosophique, picaresque fiction, Bildungsroman |
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1759 – 1767 | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | novel |
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1763 | 唐詩三百首
Tángshī Sānbǎishǒu |
Three Hundred Táng poems | anthology of poems |
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1766 | 聊齋誌異
Liáozhāi Zhìyì |
Strange Tales from a Studio of Leisure | zhìguài chuánqí |
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1775 | أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ
ʾAlf Laylah wa-Laylah |
One Thousand and One Nights | folklore, frame story |
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1776 | 雨月物語
Ugetsu Monogatari |
Tales of Moonlight and Rain | ghost stories | |||
1777 | 歧路燈
Qílùdēng |
Lamp at the Fork in the Road | novel |
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1788 | Paul et Virginie | Paul and Virginia | novel |
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1788 | 子不語
Zǐbùyǔ |
What the Master Would Not Discuss | bǐjì, gods and demons fiction, adventure |
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18th century | 狄公案
Dígōng Àn |
Cases of Judge Dí | gōng'àn |
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1800 | 閱微草堂筆記
Yuèwēi Cǎotáng Bǐjì |
Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations | zhìguài bǐjì |
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1802 – 1822 | 東海道中膝栗毛
Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige |
Maroon-Horse-like Shanks in Tōkaidō | picaresque fiction |
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1806 – 1831 | Faust | Faust | tragedy |
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1812 | Der Schweizerische Robinson | The Swiss Robinson | Robinsonade |
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1812 – 1858 | Kinder- und Hausmärchen | Children's and Household Tales | fairy tale |
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1813 | Pride and Prejudice | Pride and Prejudice | regency romance |
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1818 | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus | Gothic fiction, science fiction |
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1820s – 1870s | Andersens eventyr | Andersen's fairy tales | fairy tales |
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1827 | 鏡花緣
Jìnghuāyuán |
Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror | fantasy |
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1829 – 1848 | La Comédie humaine | The Human Comedy | fiction |
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1830 | Le Rouge et le Noir | The Red and the Black | Bildungsroman |
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1836 | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members | novel |
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1836 – 1837 | David Copperfield | David Copperfield | Bildungsroman |
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1837 – 1839 | Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress | Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress | novel |
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1839 | Герой нашего времени
Gerój nášego vrémeni |
A Hero of Our Time | novel |
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1842 | Мертвыя души
Myórtvyye dúshi |
Dead Souls | picaresque fiction |
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1843 | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. | novella |
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1844 | Les Trois Mousquetaires | The Three Musketeers | historical fiction, swashbuckler |
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1847 | Agnes Grey, A Novel | Agnes Grey, A Novel | romance |
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1847 | Jane Eyre: An Autobiography | Jane Eyre: An Autobiography | Gothic, Bildungsroman |
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1847 | Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | tragedy, Gothic fiction |
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1847 – 1848 | Vanity Fair | Vanity Fair | satire |
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1849 | The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery | The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery | Bildungsroman |
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1851 | Moby-Dick; or, The Whale | Moby-Dick; or, The Whale | adventure fiction, epic, sea story, encyclopedic novel |
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1852 | La Dame aux Camélias | The Lady of the Camellias | tragedy |
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1854 | Walden; or, Life in the Woods | Walden; or, Life in the Woods | memoir |
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1859 | A Tale of Two Cities | A Tale of Two Cities | historical fiction |
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1859 | Обломов
Oblomov |
Oblomov | novel |
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1860 | Max Havelaar; of, De koffi-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappy | Max Havelaar; or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company | political fiction |
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1860 – 1861 | Great Expectations | Great Expectations | Bildungsroman |
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1862 | Отцы и дѣти
Otcy i deti |
Fathers and Children | political fiction, romance |
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1862 | Les Misérables | The Wretched | historical fiction, tragedy |
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1865 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | portal fantasy |
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1865 – 1867 | Война и миръ
Voyna i mir |
War and Peace | historical fiction |
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1866 | Преступленіе и наказаніе
Prestupleniye i nakazaniye |
Crime and Punishment | literary fiction |
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1866 – 1877 | Кому на Руси жить хорошо
Komú na Rusí zhit' horoshó |
Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia | poem |
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1868 | 紅樓夢
Hónglóumèng |
Dream of the Red Chamber | family saga |
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1869 – 1870 | Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas | adventure, science-fiction |
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1870 | Seitsemän veljestä | The Seven Brothers | novel |
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1870 | Исторiя одного города
Istoriya odnogo goroda |
The History of a Town | political fiction |
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1870 | Venus im Pelz | Venus in Furs | novel |
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1876 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Bildungsroman, picaresque fiction |
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1877 | Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse | Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse | novel |
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1878 | Анна Каренина
Anna Karenina |
Anna Karenina | novel |
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1878 | 兒女英雄傳
Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn |
Tale of the Heroic Boy and Girl | novel |
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1879 | 忠烈俠義傳
Zhōngliè Xiáyì Zhuàn |
Tale of Loyal Heroes and Righteous Gallants | wǔxiá, gōng'àn, historical fiction |
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1880 | Boule de Suif | Ball of Lard | short story |
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1880 | Господа Головлёвы
Gospoda Golovlyovy |
Golovlyov Family | family saga |
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1880 – 1881 | Heidi | Heidi | children's fiction |
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1881 – 1882 | Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino | The Adventures of Pinocchio. Story of a Puppet | fantasy, adventure |
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1883 – 1885 | Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen | Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None | philosophical fiction |
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1884 | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | picaresque fiction |
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1887 | She | She | fantasy, adventure, romance |
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1887 – 1927 | Canon of Sherlock Holmes | Canon of Sherlock Holmes | detective |
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1895 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | The Picture of Dorian Gray | philosophical fiction, Gothic fiction |
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1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People | The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People | farcical comedy |
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1895 | The Red Badge of Courage | The Red Badge of Courage | war fiction |
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1895 | The Time Machine | The Time Machine | science fiction |
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1896 | The Island of Doctor Moreau | The Island of Doctor Moreau | science fiction |
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1897 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | romance |
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1897 | Dracula | Dracula | Gothic fiction |
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1897 | The Invisible Man | The Invisible Man | science fiction |
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1898 | The War of the Worlds | The War of the Worlds | science fiction |
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1899 | Воскресеніе
Voskreséniye |
Resurrection | political fiction |
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1900 | Op Hoop van Zegen | Hoping for the Best | play |
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1901 | Песня о Буревестнике
Pesnya o Burevestnike |
The Song of the Stormy Petrel | poem |
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1902 | Altneuland | The Old New Land | utopian fiction |
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1902 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | children's literature |
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between 1904 and 1905 | 老殘遊記
Lǎo Cán Yóujì |
Travels of Lǎo Cán | novel |
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1905 | 吾輩は猫である
Wagahai wa Neko de Aru |
I Am a Cat | satire |
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1908 | Anne of Green Gables | Anne of Green Gables | novel |
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1908 | The Wind in the Willows | The Wind in the Willows | children's literature |
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1910 | গীতাঞ্জলি
Gitanjali |
Song Offerings | poetry |
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1911 | বুঢ়ী আইৰ সাধু
Burhi Air Xadhu |
Grand Mother's Tales | folklore |
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1913 – 1927 | À la recherche du temps perdu | In Search of Lost Time | modernist literature |
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1914 | こゝろ | Heart | black comedy |
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1915 | Die Verwandlung | The Metamorphosis | novella |
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1920 | The Age of Innocence | The Age of Innocence | novel |
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1921 – 1923 | Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War | black comedy |
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1922 | Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung | Siddhartha: An Indian novel | philosophical fiction |
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1922 | The Waste Land | The Waste Land | poetry |
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1923 | The Prophet | The Prophet | prose poetry |
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1923 | 吶喊
Nàhǎn |
Outcry | anthology of short stories |
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1924 | Der Zauberberg | The Magic Mountain | Bildungsroman, modernist literature | |||
1925 | The Great Gatsby | The Great Gatsby | tragedy |
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1926 | 徬徨
Pánghuáng |
Wandering | anthology of short stories |
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1927 | Verwirrung der Gefühle | Confusion of Feelings | novella |
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1930 | Narziß und Goldmund | Narcissus and Goldmund | historical fiction, philosophical fiction | |||
1932 | 朝花夕拾
Zhāohuāxīshí |
Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk | anthology of essays |
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1932 – 1934 | Как закалялась сталь
Kak zakalyalas stal |
How the Steel Was Tempered | novel | |||
1936 | Gone with the Wind | Gone with the Wind | historical fiction |
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1937 | The Hobbit, or There and Back Again | The Hobbit, or There and Back Again | high fantasy | |||
1939 | Finnegans Wake | Finnegans Wake | novel |
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1940 | Belenggoe | Shackles | novel | |||
1943 | Le Petit Prince | The Little Prince | novel | |||
1943 | Das Glasperlenspiel | The Glass Bead Game | fiction | |||
1945 | Animal Farm: A Fairy Story | Animal Farm: A Fairy Story | political satire | |||
1946 | Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά
Víos kai Politeía tou Aléxē Zorbá |
Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas | novel | |||
1946 | Молодая гвардия
Molodája gvárdija |
The Young Guard | historical fiction | |||
1945 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Nineteen Eighty-Four | dystopian fiction, political fiction | |||
1954 – 1955 | The Lord of the Rings | The Lord of the Rings | high fantasy | |||
1955 | Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός
O Teleftéos Pirasmós |
The Last Temptation of Christ | historical fiction |
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