Why do we love it? This book is a passionate, insightful guide to some of the world’s greatest fiction, written between 1600 and 2000. Tonkin’s selection ranges from classics such as Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, and Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate, to lesser-known gems, including Grazia Deledda’s Reeds in the Wind and Clarice Lispector’s Near to the Wild Heart. We love how the engaging notes on each novel make every book feel like a discovery, opening up a rich and varied world of global literature.