Literature & Fiction 1919 Demian Hermann Hesse Demian 《德米安（彷徨少年时）》 Hermann Hesse Spiritual awakening, self-awareness, and learning to think for oneself. Literature & Fiction AZM's list
Literature & Fiction 2005 Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go 《莫失莫忘（别让我走）》 Kazuo Ishiguro A dystopia about clones making peace with a society that harvests them. Literature & Fiction AZM's list
Literature & Fiction 1963 The Wall Marlen Haushofer The Wall 《隐墙》 Marlen Haushofer Solitude behind an invisible wall, and the psychology of the Cold War. Literature & Fiction AZM's list
Literature & Fiction 2011 Greek Lessons Han Kang Greek Lessons 《失语者》 Han Kang A Nobel laureate's novel of lost language and inward searching. Literature & Fiction AZM's list
Literature & Fiction 1971 A Happy Death Albert Camus A Happy Death 《快乐的死》 Albert Camus Camus's first novel on the void of existence and the impulse to rebel. Literature & Fiction AZM's list
Literature & Fiction 1940 The Tartar Steppe Dino Buzzati The Tartar Steppe 《鞑靼人沙漠》 Dino Buzzati Political melancholy, rumour, and the slow drain of an empty daily life. Literature & Fiction AZM's list
Literature & Fiction 1969 Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five 《五号屠场》 Kurt Vonnegut The Dresden bombing and a blackly comic stand against war. Literature & Fiction AZM's list
Philosophy 1951 The Wisdom of Insecurity Alan Watts The Wisdom of Insecurity 《心安》 Alan Watts Zen and Western metaphysics as ways out of anxiety. Philosophy AZM's list
Philosophy Arthur Schopenhauer 一个悲观主义者的积极思考 《一个悲观主义者的积极思考》 Arthur Schopenhauer Pessimist philosophy as practical wisdom for everyday life. Philosophy AZM's list
Philosophy Hermann Hesse 阅读是安静的自我觉醒 《阅读是安静的自我觉醒》 Hermann Hesse Active reading, sustained attention, and the nourishment of the mind. Philosophy AZM's list
Philosophy 1818 The World as Will and Representation Arthur Schopenhauer The World as Will and Representation 《作为意志和表象的世界》 Arthur Schopenhauer The visible world is mere representation; reality itself is blind will. Philosophy XMS's list
Economics 2003 The Cafe on the Edge of the World John Strelecky The Cafe on the Edge of the World 《世界尽头的咖啡馆系列》 John Strelecky Asking what life is for, and shedding society's ready-made answers. Economics XMS's list