Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unknown in the US?

1984

I loved this book.

A worthy read

Yes. This book is fantastic.

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Nothing beats his plot twists and story telling.

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A hundred years of solitude". The book is all about "realismo fantástico", joining the real and imaginary words in an unforgettable blend.

In search of lost time.

The Steppenwolf, by Herman Hesse.

Perdido Street Station, Embassytown, and The City and the City are classics

I would heartily recommend "Red Plenty" (2010).

Sapkowski's "Witcher". Look for a good translation, lots of Slavic mythology tidbits and wonderfully juicy curse words.

I would strongly recommend reading the footnotes alongside it, though they double the length of the book.