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24 alternatives to PRAE: Vol.1 by Miklós Szentkuthy

Modernist Hungarian masterpiece, remnisient of Musil, Proust

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PRAE: Vol.1 by Miklós Szentkuthy launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   In Praise of Shadows▲68

   A delightful essay on the ethos of Japanese aesthetics

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Metamorphosis▲63

   One of the seminal works of fiction by Franz Kafka

   2016 · amazon.in · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Muqaddimah▲56

   An introduction to history

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4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Thought Flights▲61

   Robert Musil's newly translated essays and short stories.

   2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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   Elegantissima: The Design and Typography of Louise Fili▲56

   A monograph on Louise Fili’s inspirational design work.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Buddhism Without Beliefs▲81

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8. 8
   Imaginary Cities▲70

   Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

   2016 · influxpress.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Morning Short: "In The Home Stretch" By Robert Frost▲53

   An amazing narrative poem about the relativity of time

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    In Praise of Shadows▲55

    Musings on Eastern aesthetic, Zen philosophy, & geopsyche

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    1Q84 by Haruki Murakami▲60

    Links to Orwell's 1984, but more complex, mind-f***

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    On Justic, Power, and Human Nature▲54

    Selections from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War

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13. 13
    Naoto Fukasawa▲72

    Fukosawa's innovative design approach

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14. 14
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Light▲58

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    Writing and art of the great master

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17. 17
    War in Val D’Orcia▲55

    An Italian War diary 1943–1944

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

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    Gödel, Escher, Bach▲60

    A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines

    2016 · openlibrary.org · its alternatives →

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    Buckminster Fuller Inc.: Architecture in the Age of Radio▲61

    A deep exploration of Richard Buckminster Fuller's work

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    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

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    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Design as Art▲70

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    The True Believer▲60

    Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

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    Mason & Dixon▲58

    A sprawling, complex, and comic work from Thomas Pynchon.

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