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books to spend the evening with
PlatformPlatform by Michel Houellebecq
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very bold description of the modern Europeans from a daring and prophetic author
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers)Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers) by Patrick Suskind
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this book is like a window to a different world, be ready to be seduced by a hero who uses scents in order to induce feelings to other people
BelovedBeloved by Toni Morrison
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Morison is a a virtuose when it comes to the use of language
Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious CharacterSurely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Ralph Leighton
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how does a great mind think? if you want to know read this and all of his books!
BlindnessBlindness by Jose Saramago
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wonderful ideas which can keep you awake from Saramago, suddenly (almost) everybody becomes blind by a widespread disease
Trying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient GreeceTrying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient Greece by D Hamel
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exciting, read about this woman and change your view about women in antiquity
In Search of Lost Time: v. 1 (Everyman's Library classics)In Search of Lost Time: v. 1 (Everyman's Library classics) by Marcel Proust
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you will never think about your life again in the same way, simply because of the etheral writing of Proust
The Ninth Life of Louis DraxThe Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen
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Jensen has got a deep understanding of human nature
The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics)The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
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if you love books, you will love this, what could a lost book of Aristotle do? at the same time it reads like a thriller
The Library of ShadowsThe Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard
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one more book for bibliophiles, how far does your love for books take you? As far as Alexandria, probably?
The RoadThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
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post-apocalyptic masterpiece
Fear and TremblingFear and Trembling by Amelie Nothomb
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Nothomb describes her working environment in Japan. This book seems imporbable, but it is an autobiography. Humorous, too.