Julius’ clever, funny and sensitive childhood account among Lima’s upper class is a joy to read. Garcia Marquez considers it one of the best Latin American novels, and I agree.

In this amazing novel Lavinia is a modern Latin American woman inhabited by the spirit of an Indian female warrior who fought against the Spanish invaders. The author is also a poet and it shows.

This very special novel shows the central role storytelling plays among the indigenous tribes in Peru's Amazon jungle. The storyteller's identity will surprise you!

Set in Bombay in 1971, the year of the war over Bangladesh, this novel narrates with empathy and wit the struggle of the honest bank clerk Gustad Noble against domestic problems and public corruption.

The love story between Raheen and Karim is predestined since childhood in upper class Karachi, but a family mystery linked to Pakistan's turbulent history puts it at risk. Witty and enlightening.

Every short story by this young Chinese writer is a gem.

Satirical novel exposing various ills of today's China. With continuous twists and great characters, this brilliant book is as much entertaining as it is revealing.

The characters in this autobiographical novel about childhood in a Saudi Arabian village are endearing and often wise. The style is poetic, with a tender sense of humour. A heartwarming read.

Through the life of a single family, this great novel set in Cairo at the beginning of the 20th century allows the reader to discover and understand a whole society. Mahfouz remains unrivalled.

The most significant quotation: “Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular so long as you have your life. If you haven’t had that what have you had?”

In this masterpiece introspection matters more than plot. You will discover many things about yourself and have a great reading experience, which will stay with you forever.

Wonderful novel rendering Nigerian tribal life before and after the coming of colonialism.

Splendid novel about the decline of an aristocratic family at the time of Garibaldi’s landing in Sicily. What ensued were the unification of Italy and the rise of the middle class.