In today's society, foreign language books are becoming more rare as the days go by. Almost every book you come across now is written in the English language. Foreign books may not be understandable to most people but since there is English versions it is quite easy to grab a copy and know what the story is about. I have done some research to find out what the best non-English books are. I have narrowed the list down to five of the best books.
1. Steppenwolf- This book is about a man that came to believe he was half man and also half wolf. 2. The Little Prince- A boy leaves his home planet and travels through the universe and learns how grown ups behave because of the interactions that take place with him in the book. 3. The Man Without Qualities- This is about a man who is drafted into the 70th jubilee of the Emperor Franz Josef. He is an ex-soldier already and a scientist. 4. The Arabian Nights- This book is about the life of Shahrazad. Her husband was a king that would kill each of his wives after only being married for one night. 5. Siddhartha- A man decides to leave his family so he can live a brooding life. When he get's bored with his brooding life he turns it in for a life of "flesh". He conceives a son but quickly becomes bored with that life as well and takes off again. He eventually comes upon a river and hears a sound, that sound just signals the beginning of a new life for him. A life filled with suffering and then rejection. He soon gets peace and finds wisdom in all the things he done. These books have became very popular even though they are non-English. With the foreign languages being difficult for most readers to interpret, most authors publish English versions as well.
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