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10 Essential Books on Prose & Poetry from across the world
Love in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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A moving and timeless (yes, it is a cliche) romance
Poems (Collection of representative works, Pakistan series / Unesco)Poems (Collection of representative works, Pakistan series / Unesco) by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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A grand translation of the subcontinent's poet laureate
Two LivesTwo Lives by Vikram Seth
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A moving memoir and love story, beautifully told
All You Who Sleep Tonight: PoemsAll You Who Sleep Tonight: Poems by Vikram Seth
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Vikram Seth's poetry is magical and occasionally even better than his prose
When We Were OrphansWhen We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Ishiguro's masterpiece
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Penguin Psychology)Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Penguin Psychology) by Irvin D. Yalom
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If you think your partner is a....., this book will certainly shed some light on your issues
Kissing in ManhattanKissing in Manhattan by David Schickler
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'thrums with humour and pain, glamour and danger'
In Light of IndiaIn Light of India by Octavio Paz
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A little known gem about Indian culture, music, art and history
How We DieHow We Die by Sherwin B. Nuland
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Read before it is too late, Amazon is not yet available in the next world
The God of Small ThingsThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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A passionate and rebellious masterpiece