Austerlitz

W.G. Sebald

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Similarity Score: 0.901

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The Death of Ivan Ilych

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Similarity Score: 0.895

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Similarity Score: 0.89

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Wandering Stars

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Similarity Score: 0.887

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The Magic Mountain

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Similarity Score: 0.882

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The Books of Jacob

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Out Stealing Horses

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Similarity Score: 0.877

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Death of a Salesman

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Similarity Score: 0.866

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Similarity Score: 0.862

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The Professor's House

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Similarity Score: 0.852

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Paradise Lost

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The Metamorphosis

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The Bell Jar

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Similarity Score: 0.846

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King Lear

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Similarity Score: 0.845

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A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

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Similarity Score: 0.845

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The Vegetarian

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Similarity Score: 0.842

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Dubliners

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Dream Count

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Similarity Score: 0.842

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Beloved

Toni Morrison

Similarity Score: 0.841

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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Similarity Score: 0.837

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You Can't Go Home Again

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Similarity Score: 0.837

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