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Here is a list of 10 essential international books that are often considered literary treasures. These books open a window into different cultures, histories, and human experiences:

1. The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa (Portugal)
Genre: Philosophical fiction

2. Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih (Sudan)
Genre: Post-colonial novel

3. The Door by Magda Szabó (Hungary)
Genre: Psychological drama

4. My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk (Turkey)
Genre: Historical mystery

5. Out by Natsuo Kirino (Japan)
Genre: Crime thriller

6. The Obscene Bird of Night by José Donoso (Chile)
Genre: Surrealist fiction

7. Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald (Germany)
Genre: Historical fiction/memoir

8. The Beauty of the Husband by Anne Carson (Canada)
Genre: Poetry in prose

9. The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai (Hungary)
Genre: Dystopian fiction

10. Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus)
Genre: Oral history / non-fiction
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