The best 100 noverls and short stories in Dutch (1915 - 2009)

1 Young Titans, Nescio (1915), English translation by Damion Searls (2012)

2 The Portrait, Hella Haasse (1965), English translation by Laura Watkinson (2016)

3 My Brown Friend, Simon Vestdijk (1935), English translation by Paul Vincent (2016)

4 Olive, Helga Ruebsamen (1971), English translation by Michele Hutchinson (2016)

5 War is Fun, Bob den Uyl (1968), English translation by Sam Garrett (2016)

6 What Happened to Sergeant Massuro?, Harry Mulisch (1957), English translation by Paul Vincent (2016)

7 The Shattering Truth, J. M. A. Biesheuvel (1979), English translation by Sam Garrett (2016)

8 Green, A. Alberts (1952), English translation by Hans Koning (1983)

9 Castle Muider, Maarten t'Hart (1981), English translation by Michele Hutchinson (2016)

10 The Sirens, Maria Dermoût (1963), English translation by Etty Kist and James Brockway (1962)

11 The Kid with the Knife, Remco Campert (1958), English translation by Donald Gardner (2016) 

12 Women Win, F. B. Hotz (1976), English translation by David McKay (2016)

13 The Minnema Variations, Nicolaas Matsier (1979), English translation by Paul Vincent (2016)

14 Foreign Service, Frans Kellendonk (1983), English translation by David McKay (2016)

15 Glass, W. F. Hermans (1953), English translation by David Colmer (2016)

16 Mr. Tip is the Fattest Pig, Anton Koolhaas (1957), English translation by Laura Watkinson (2016)

17 Sand, Mensje van Keulen (2009), English translation by Ina Rilke (2011) 

18 Feathered Friends, Jan Wolkers (1963), English translation by Richard Huijing (1993) 

19 Paula, Cees Nooteboom (2009), English translation by Ina Rilke (2011)

20 The Opera Glasses, Louis Couperus (1920), English translation by Paul Vincent (2016)

21 The Briefcase, F. Bordewijk (1950), English translation by Paul Vincent (2016)

22 Funeral Rights, Belcampo (1959), English translation by Richard Huijing (1993)

23 An Eccentric, Marcellus Emants (1920), English translation by Paul Vincent (2016)

24 The Green Dream, Arthur van Schendel (1939), English translation by David McKay (2016)

25 The Motionless Man, Oek de Jong (1975), English translation by Laura Watkinson (2016)

 

The best 100 Japanese comics (1969 - 2022)

 Masahiko Matsumoto

 1 The Man Without Talent (無能の人, in Italian: L'uomo senza talento, 1 vol.), Yoshiharu Tsuge (1985 - 1986)

2 (大発見, lit "Breakthrough", in Italian: Le lacrime della bestia, 1 vol.), Yoshihiro Tatsumi (1970 - 1998) [The Italian volume contains only the last 7 stories of the original Japanese 13 story collection]

3 (大発見, lit "Breakthrough", in Italian: Crocevia, 1 vol.), Yoshihiro Tatsumi (1969 - 1972) [The Italian volume contains only the first 6 stories of the original Japanese 13 story collection]

4 Disappearance Diary (失踪日記, in Italian: Il diario della mia scomparsa, 1 vol.), Hideo Azuma (2005)

5 akira

6 Dream Fossil: The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon (1 vol.), Satoshi Kon (1984 - 1989)

7 Umimachi Diary (海街diary, lit. "Seaside Town Diary", in Italian: Our Little Sister: Diario di Kamakura, 9 vols.), Akimi Yoshida (2006 - 2018).

8 Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (夕凪の街 桜の国, in Italian: Hiroshima. Nel paese dei diori di ciliegio, 1 vol.), Fumiyo Kono (2003 - 2004).

9 Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン, 11 vols), Tatsuki Fujimoto (2018 - 2020)

10 My Father's Journal (父の暦, in Italian: Al tempo di papà, 1 vol.), Jiro Taniguchi (1994).

11 (深夜食堂, in Italian: La taverna di mezzanotte, 1vol.), Yaro Abe (2006 - present))

12 (生まれたときから下手くそ, in Italian: Maldestro dalla nascita, 1 vol.), Yaro Abe (2014)

13 A Zoo in Winter (冬の動物園, in Italian: Uno zoo d'inverno, 1vol.), Jiro Taniguchi (2005 - 2007)

14 (犬を飼う, in Italian: Allevare un cane e altri racconti, 1 vol.), Jiro Taniguchi (1991) [The latest Italian edition contains the 5 stories from the original Japanese collection and two other stories]

15 (欅の木, in Italian: L' olmo e altri racconti, 1 vol), Jiro Taniguchi (art) and Ryuichiro Utsumi (text) (1993)

The best 100 novels and short stories in Italian (2011 - 2)

1 L'amica geniale, Elena Ferrante (2011)

2 Storia del nuovo cognome, Elena Ferrante (2012)

 

The best 100 novels and short stories in English (1883- 2015)

1 Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K. Jerome (1889)
2 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)
3 The Sign of the Four, Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)
4 A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle (1887)
5 The Lord of Château Noir, Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)
6 The Horror of the Heights, Arthur Conan Doyle (1913)
7 The Brazilian Cat, Arthur Conan Doyle (1908)
8 Lot No. 249, Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)
9 The Los Amigos Fiasco, Arthur Conan Doyle (1892)
10 The Leather Funnel, Arthur Conan Doyle (1900)
11 Monsters, Emerald Fennell (2015)
12 Playing with Fire, Arthur Conan Doyle (1900)
13 The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Arthur Conan Doyle (February 1892)
14 The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, Arthur Conan Doyle (March 1892)
15 A Scandal in Bohemia, Arthur Conan Doyle (June 1891)
16 The Captain of the Polestar, Arthur Conan Doyle (1883)
17 Olalla, Robert Louis Stevenson (1885) 
18 Markheim, Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)
19 The Case of Lady Sannox, Arthur Conan Doyle (1893)
20 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,  Arthur Conan Doyle (January 1892)
21 The Man with the Twisted Lip, Arthur Conan Doyle (December 1891)
22 The Red-headed League, Arthur Conan Doyle (August 1891)
23 The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, Arthur Conan Doyle (April 1982)
24 The New Catacomb, Arthur Conan Doyle (1898)
25 The Nightmare Room, Arthur Conan Doyle (1921)
26 How It Happened, Arthur Conan Doyle (1913)
27 The Five Orange Pips, Arthur Conan Doyle (November 1891)
28 The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Arthur Conan Doyle (October 1891)
29 A Case of Identity, Arthur Conan Doyle (September 1891) 
30 The Brown Hand, Arthur Conan Doyle (1899)
31 The Terror of the Blue John Gap, Arthur Conan Doyle (1910)
32 The Ring of Thoth, Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)

The list in chronological order:

16 The Captain of the Polestar, Arthur Conan Doyle (1883)

17 Olalla, Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)
18 Markheim, Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)

2 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)

4 A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle (1887)

1 Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K. Jerome (1889)

3 The Sign of the Four, Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)
32 The Ring of Thoth, Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)

15 A Scandal in Bohemia, Arthur Conan Doyle (June 1891)
22 The Red-headed League, Arthur Conan Doyle (August 1891)
29 A Case of Identity, Arthur Conan Doyle (September 1891)
28 The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Arthur Conan Doyle (October 1891)
27 The Five Orange Pips, Arthur Conan Doyle (November 1891)
22 The Man with the Twisted Lip, Arthur Conan Doyle (December 1891)

20 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,  Arthur Conan Doyle (January 1892)
13 The Adventure of the Speckled Band,  Arthur Conan Doyle (February 1892)
14 The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, Arthur Conan Doyle (March 1892)
23 The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, Arthur Conan Doyle (April 1982) 
9 The Los Amigos Fiasco, Arthur Conan Doyle (December 1892)

19 The Case of Lady Sannox, Arthur Conan Doyle (1893)

5 The Lord of Château Noir, Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)
8 Lot No. 249, Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)

24 The New Catacomb, Arthur Conan Doyle (1898)
30 The Brown Hand, Arthur Conan Doyle (1899)

10 The Leather Funnel, Arthur Conan Doyle (1900)
12 Playing with Fire, Arthur Conan Doyle (1900)

7 The Brazilian Cat, Arthur Conan Doyle (1908)

31 The Terror of the Blue John Gap, Arthur Conan Doyle (1910)

6 The Horror of the Heights, Arthur Conan Doyle (1913)
26 How It Happened, Arthur Conan Doyle (1913)

25 The Nightmare Room, Arthur Conan Doyle (1921)

11 Monsters, Emerald Fennell (2015) 

Apologies for the interruction

Mi dicono che in questi casi si dice

Baruch Dayan Ha Emet

ossia "Benedetto il Giudice di Verità".

E' una bella espressione.

Jorge Damonte
Montevideo, 6 luglio 1931 - Padova, 1 gennaio 2012

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