El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors

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El Pais, 150 Books

El Pais ran A Poll of 100 Spanish Authors and Their Favorite Books. This is summary of all the books

This list was originally published in 2008 and was added to this site almost 12 years ago.

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Cover of 'Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

Cover of 'In Search of Lost Time' by Marcel Proust
In Search of Lost Time

Marcel Proust

Cover of 'The Odyssey' by Homer
The Odyssey

Homer

Cover of 'Fictions' by Jorge Luis Borges
Fictions

Jorge Luis Borges

Cover of 'The Trial' by Franz Kafka
The Trial

Franz Kafka

Cover of 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville
Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

Cover of 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Cover of 'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

Cover of 'The Stories of Anton Chekhov' by Anton Chekhov
The Stories of Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Cover of 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

Cover of 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cover of 'The Brothers Karamazov' by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cover of 'The Magic Mountain' by Thomas Mann
The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann

Cover of 'Pedro Páramo' by Juan Rulfo
Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo

Cover of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce
Ulysses

James Joyce

Cover of 'The Sound and the Fury' by William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner

Cover of 'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

Cover of 'One Thousand and One Nights' by Unknown
One Thousand and One Nights

Unknown

Cover of 'Under the Volcano' by Malcolm Lowry
Under the Volcano

Malcolm Lowry

Cover of 'The Red and the Black' by Stendhal
The Red and the Black

Stendhal

Cover of 'The Bible' by Unknown
The Bible

Unknown

Cover of 'Poet in New York' by Federico García Lorca
Poet in New York

Federico García Lorca

Cover of 'Essays' by Michel de Montaigne
Essays

Michel de Montaigne

Cover of 'The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe' by Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Cover of 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of 'A Sentimental Education' by Gustave Flaubert
A Sentimental Education

Gustave Flaubert

Cover of 'El Aleph' by Jorge Luis Borges
El Aleph

Jorge Luis Borges

Cover of 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

Carson McCullers

Cover of 'The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy' by Laurence Sterne
The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy

Laurence Sterne

Cover of 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

Cover of 'The Flowers of Evil' by Charles Baudelaire
The Flowers of Evil

Charles Baudelaire

Cover of 'The Duino Elegies' by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Duino Elegies

Rainer Maria Rilke

Cover of 'Rhymes And Legends' by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Rhymes And Legends

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Cover of 'The Symposium' by Plato
The Symposium

Plato

Cover of 'The Book of Disquiet' by Fernando Pessoa
The Book of Disquiet

Fernando Pessoa

Cover of 'Death of Virgil' by Hermann Broch
Death of Virgil

Hermann Broch

Cover of 'Hopscotch' by Julio Cortazar
Hopscotch

Julio Cortazar

Cover of 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' by Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spake Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche

Cover of 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Cover of 'The Waste Land' by T. S. Eliot
The Waste Land

T. S. Eliot

Cover of 'Fortunata and Jacinta' by Benito Pérez Galdós
Fortunata and Jacinta

Benito Pérez Galdós

Cover of 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

Cover of 'The Time of the Hero' by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Time of the Hero

Mario Vargas Llosa

Cover of 'Metamorphoses' by Ovid
Metamorphoses

Ovid

Cover of 'Absalom, Absalom!' by William Faulkner
Absalom, Absalom!

William Faulkner

Cover of 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare
Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Cover of 'The Stranger' by Albert Camus
The Stranger

Albert Camus

Cover of 'Trilce' by César Vallejo
Trilce

César Vallejo

Cover of 'Poems of Emily Dickinson' by Emily Dickinson
Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Cover of 'King Lear' by William Shakespeare
King Lear

William Shakespeare

Cover of 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Cover of 'The Shipyard' by Juan Carlos Onetti
The Shipyard

Juan Carlos Onetti

Cover of 'The Odes' by Horace
The Odes

Horace

Cover of 'The Idiot' by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cover of 'The Long Goodbye' by Raymond Chandler
The Long Goodbye

Raymond Chandler

Cover of 'La Regenta' by Clarín
La Regenta

Clarín

Cover of 'The Waves' by Virginia Woolf
The Waves

Virginia Woolf

Cover of 'Dreamtigers' by Jorge Luis Borges
Dreamtigers

Jorge Luis Borges

Cover of 'Antigone' by Sophocles
Antigone

Sophocles

Cover of 'As I Lay Dying' by William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

Cover of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

Cover of 'The First Man' by Albert Camus
The First Man

Albert Camus

Cover of 'Residence on Earth' by Pablo Neruda
Residence on Earth

Pablo Neruda

Cover of 'Herzog' by Saul Bellow
Herzog

Saul Bellow

Cover of 'Celestina Or The Tragic-Comedy Of Calisto And Melibea' by Fernando de Rojas
Celestina Or The Tragic-Comedy Of Calisto And Melibea

Fernando de Rojas

Cover of 'The Diaries' by Franz Kafka
The Diaries

Franz Kafka

Cover of 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare
Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Cover of 'Richard III' by William Shakespeare
Richard III

William Shakespeare

Cover of 'Conversation in the Cathedral' by Mario Vargas Llosa
Conversation in the Cathedral

Mario Vargas Llosa

Cover of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Cover of 'Demian' by Hermann Hesse
Demian

Hermann Hesse

Cover of 'The Second Sex' by Simone de Beauvoir
The Second Sex

Simone de Beauvoir

Cover of 'The Leopard' by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The Leopard

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Cover of 'If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem' by William Faulkner
If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem

William Faulkner

Cover of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

Cover of 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Cover of 'A Room of One's Own' by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own

Virginia Woolf

Cover of 'Journey to the End of The Night' by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Journey to the End of The Night

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Cover of 'The Business of Living' by Cesare Pavese
The Business of Living

Cesare Pavese

Cover of 'Canto General' by Pablo Neruda
Canto General

Pablo Neruda

Cover of 'Lord Jim' by Joseph Conrad
Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad

Cover of 'The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes' by Unknown
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

Unknown

Cover of 'Bohemian Lights' by Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Bohemian Lights

Ramón del Valle-Inclán

Cover of 'The Iliad' by Homer
The Iliad

Homer

Cover of 'The War of the End of the World' by Mario Vargas Llosa
The War of the End of the World

Mario Vargas Llosa

Cover of 'Dubliners' by James Joyce
Dubliners

James Joyce

Cover of 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford
The Good Soldier

Ford Madox Ford

Cover of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cover of 'Mortal y rosa' by Francisco Umbral
Mortal y rosa

Francisco Umbral

Cover of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Cover of 'Aphorisms' by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Aphorisms

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Cover of 'Sonnets' by Francisco de Quevedo
Sonnets

Francisco de Quevedo

Cover of 'Franz Kafka' by Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka

Cover of 'Poems Of César Vallejo' by César Vallejo
Poems Of César Vallejo

César Vallejo

Cover of 'Peter And Wendy' by J. M. Barrie
Peter And Wendy

J. M. Barrie

Cover of 'Doctor Faustus' by Thomas Mann
Doctor Faustus

Thomas Mann

Cover of 'A Season in Hell' by Arthur Rimbaud
A Season in Hell

Arthur Rimbaud

Cover of 'Time And Space' by Juan Ramón Jiménez
Time And Space

Juan Ramón Jiménez

Cover of 'The Fall' by Albert Camus
The Fall

Albert Camus

Cover of 'The Alexandria Quartet' by Lawrence Durrell
The Alexandria Quartet

Lawrence Durrell

Cover of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens
David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

Cover of 'Gulliver's Travels' by Jonathan Swift
Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift

Cover of 'The Unconsoled' by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Unconsoled

Kazuo Ishiguro

Cover of 'Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter' by Mario Vargas Llosa
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

Mario Vargas Llosa

Cover of 'Demons' by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Demons

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cover of 'The Seven Madmen' by Roberto Arlt
The Seven Madmen

Roberto Arlt

Cover of 'The Garden of the Finzi-Continis' by Giorgio Bassani
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Giorgio Bassani

Cover of 'The Master and Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

Cover of 'Pale Fire' by Vladimir Nabokov
Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of 'Mrs. Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf

Cover of 'Fable Of Polyphemus And Galatea' by Luis de Góngora
Fable Of Polyphemus And Galatea

Luis de Góngora

Cover of 'The Aeneid' by Virgil
The Aeneid

Virgil

Cover of 'Juan De Mairena' by Antonio Machado
Juan De Mairena

Antonio Machado

Cover of 'Jakob Von Gunten' by Robert Walser
Jakob Von Gunten

Robert Walser

Cover of 'The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau' by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Cover of 'The Shadow Line' by Joseph Conrad
The Shadow Line

Joseph Conrad

Cover of 'Orlando' by Virginia Woolf
Orlando

Virginia Woolf

Cover of 'Stories of Guy de Maupassant' by Guy de Maupassant
Stories of Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

Cover of 'Life and Fate' by Vasily Grossman
Life and Fate

Vasily Grossman

Cover of 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller' by Italo Calvino
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller

Italo Calvino