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I'm looking to read what would be considered the most essential, influential works of Eastern/non-Western literature. A broad category, but y'know: Chinese, Indian, Middle-Eastern, etc.

All of the reading lists I've found have been lackluster, though. Either they're too expansive or inconsistent. I tried searching the archive and wiki, but didn't find much. I've slowly compiled my own list over the past couple of weeks, but it's still a work in progress.

>> No.7142277

>>7142250
Well, you left Africa off your list, but Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" is pretty much Colonialism 101.

>> No.7142754

bump

>> No.7142913

Pali Canon
Mhagavad Gita

Read both of them unabridged then come back

>> No.7142940

>>7142277
Things Fall Apart is pretty neato and all but in terms of influence it's pretty far down the ladder. It's nowhere near the big boys like the Quran or the Analects.

>> No.7144583

One last bump.

>> No.7144614

The Sea Of Fertility was a fantastic project