1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.






Pitch Black Comedy
"Turn me over, I'm done on this side!" βSt. Lawrence, whilst roasting on a spit
Gallows humor, black comedy, l'humour noir β whatever you call it, this is the place for it. This list includes AndrΓ© Breton's seminal anthology of dark humor, a number of the works excerpted in this anthology, and beyond. You can find a link to the complete contents of Breton's anthology in the comments.
Want more weird humor? Check out my list Nitpicky Neuroticism (Comedy Edition)!






Read before they vanish
Amazing books that you may never have heard of because: They are out of print They fell out of favour Published through small companies Got lost in translation, or Never really found a home





