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The Book of Laughter and ForgettingThe Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
Buy new: £3.50 / Used from: £3.30
Clever, inspiring, wonderful.
The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
Buy new: £2.91 / Used from: £0.93
Mind-boggling yet taut wander through New York.
The Trial (Vintage Classics)The Trial (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
Buy new: £3.06 / Used from: £2.61
Scary, unsettling and utterly comical. Always return to it thinking 'is this the best book ever written?'
The Clay Machine GunThe Clay Machine Gun by Viktor Pelevin
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Like having a challenging and upsetting dream in an undergound nightclub.
Super-CannesSuper-Cannes by J.G. Ballard
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Classy introduction to Ballard's shocking but accurate view of modern society.
Rhinoceros: WITH The Chairs (Penguin Modern Classics)Rhinoceros: WITH The Chairs (Penguin Modern Classics) by Eugene Ionesco
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Everyone turns into a rhino; what more do you need from a play.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the WorldHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
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Cute and popular yet carries a mystique that starts you thinking.
Beckett Trilogy: "Molloy", "Malone Dies", "The Unnamable"Beckett Trilogy: "Molloy", "Malone Dies", "The Unnamable" by Samuel Beckett
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Like rubbing stones against your face; thorough, unforgiving, yet ultimately rewarding.
GlamoramaGlamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
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Overlooked, confusing, brilliant. Pop culture cliche blown to bits.
The Plot Against AmericaThe Plot Against America by Philip Roth
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I think of Roth as a man who just can't stop writing, and thank god.