1. Greek Literature
1.1. body of writings in the Greek language with a continuous history extending from 1st millennium bc to the present day.
1.1.1. The Iliad by Homer
1.1.2. The Odyssey by Homer
1.1.3. The Orestia by Aeschylus
2. Japanese Literature
2.1. comprises a number of genres, including novels, poetry, and drama, travelogues, personal diaries and collections of random thoughts and impressions.
2.1.1. Almost Transparent Blue by Ryu Murakami
2.1.2. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
2.1.3. The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
3. German Literature
3.1. written works of the German- speaking people of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history.
3.1.1. Die Blechtrommel by Günter Grass
3.1.2. Der Tod in Venedig by Thomas Mann
3.1.3. Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink
4. Italian Literature
4.1. body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. It was predominantly practical in nature and produced by writers trained in ecclesiastical schools.
4.1.1. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
4.1.2. The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
4.1.3. The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
5. Yiddish Literature
5.1. literature inspired by modernization and then severely diminished by the Holocaust. It arose in Europe out of a tradition that gave precedence to Hebrew prayers, commentaries, and scripture.
5.1.1. The Slave by Isaac Bashevis Singer
5.1.2. The Tree of Life by Chava Rosenfarb
5.1.3. In the Hot Wind by Celia Dropkin
6. African-American Literature
6.1. body of literature written by Americans of Africans descent. Beginning in the pre-Revolutionary War period, African American writers have engaged in a creative, if often contentious, dialogue, with American letters.
6.1.1. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
6.1.2. Cane by Jean Toomer
6.1.3. Native Son by Richard Wright
7. Latin American Literature
7.1. national literatures of the Spanish speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere. It has developed the rich and complex diversity of themes, forms, creative idioms, and styles.
7.1.1. Tierra del Fuego by Sylvia Iparraguirre
7.1.2. The Purple Land by WH Hudson
7.1.3. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
8. French Literature
8.1. the body of written works in the French language produced by the authors from France.
8.1.1. The Lover by Marguerite Duras
8.1.2. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
8.1.3. Candide by Voltaire
9. Persian Literature
9.1. body of writings in New Persian, the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with many Arabic loanwords.
9.1.1. My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzād
9.1.2. The Blind Owl by Sādeq Hedāyat
9.1.3. The Book of King (Shāhnāmeh) by Abū al-Qāsem Ferdowsī
10. Spanish Literature
10.1. the body of literary works produced in Spain, is extraordinarily rich and varied, and yet it is relatively unknown.
10.1.1. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
10.1.2. Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
10.1.3. El Túnel by Ernesto Sábato
11. Irish Literature
11.1. body of written works produced by the Irish. Oldest literature in Europe. Irish-language literature is treated separately under Celtic literature.
11.1.1. Gulliver's travels by Jonathan Smith
11.1.2. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
11.1.3. Ulysses by James Joyce
12. Russian Literature
12.1. body of written works produced in the Russian Language, beginning with the Christianization of Kievan Rus in the late 10th century.
12.1.1. Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
12.1.2. A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
12.1.3. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
13. Arabic Literature
13.1. the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is Adab, which is derived from a meaning of etiquette, and which implies politeness, culture and enrichment.
13.1.1. The Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun
13.1.2. Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
13.1.3. The Meadows of Gold by Masudi
14. Philippine Literature
14.1. a diverse and rich group of works that has evolved side-by-side with the country’s history that focus on the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions.
14.1.1. Ang Ibong Adarna by Jose de la Cruz
14.1.2. Florante at Laura by Francisco Balagtas
14.1.3. El Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal