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by Roberto Bolaño (2000)

A deathbed confession of a priest and literary critic, set during the transition from Allende to Pinochet.

by Meša Selimović (1966)

An account of a Muslim spiritual leader struggling to maintain his dignity and integrity in 18th century Sarajevo.

by Danilo Kiš (1976)

Seven different yet casually interlinked short stories about revolutionaries, mostly centering around the Russian Revolution

by Orhan Pamuk (1979)

The story of a young Italian savant and his ambivalent relationship his Turkish double in 17th century, their intense struggle of knowledge and power domination

by Remy Sylado (2003)

A Menadonese child sold by her brother to Shinju in Kembang Jepun, to be trained, disguised, into an out-and-out Japanese geisha during pre-Japanese colonial to post-independence era.

by Orhan Pamuk (1998)

A murder mystery in 16th century Istanbul within rich history, religion and aesthetic meditations.

by José Saramago (1991).

Here’s a gospel where Jesus is a very common human being without a priori divinity if confused, pessimistic and guilt-ridden, an unwilling “restive lamb that resists being taken to be sacrificed”. He is unsure of himself, plagued with nightmares and guilt passed down by his deceased father, aghast at the power he chanelled and at the inescapable covenant with the power-hungry God.