'A House for Mr. Biswas' by V.S Naipaul - Beautiful book in every way. I can't remember the last time I read a book this good. I'd read most of his shorter books before but never finished this one for one reason or another. I'm glad I did.<p>'Shira' by Shmuel Yosef Agnon - Was introduced to Agnon by an old friend. Having not read any major works by Israeli writers(especially those set in early 201th century Israel), I found this book to be very beautiful also. Did read some of his other material, a collection of short stories. Hope to dive in further when time permits.