Back to the Classics Challenge 2021 - hosted by reallifereading

A classic in translation, meaning any book first published in a language that is not your primary language.
You may read it in translation or in its original language, if you prefer. 
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I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki

I Am a Cat

I am a Cat #1-3

Natsume Sōseki

480 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

fiction classics funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
The Outsider by Albert Camus

The Outsider

Albert Camus

128 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective medium-paced
Candide by

Candide

4 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 1759 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy adventurous funny reflective fast-paced
Hvem ringer klokkerne for by Ernest Hemingway

Hvem ringer klokkerne for

Ernest Hemingway

670 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional slow-paced
O Cruel Alexis by Virgil

O Cruel Alexis

Penguin Little Black Classics #76

Virgil

52 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Fantômas by John Ashbery, Marcel Allain, Pierre Souvestre

Fantômas

Fantômas #1

John Ashbery, Marcel Allain, Pierre Souvestre

300 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Quicksand

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

224 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ mysterious fast-paced
An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People

Henrik Ibsen

164 pages • first pub 1882 (editions)

fiction classics play challenging slow-paced
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

368 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark mysterious medium-paced
The Iliad by Homer

The Iliad

Homer

576 pages • first pub -750 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging slow-paced