Victor HugoHugoمن عندJeesukhpur Saani, Uttar Pradesh, الهندمن عندJeesukhpur Saani, Uttar Pradesh, الهند

Essential reading as a child. I've lived in Waukegan, where this novel was written, and there really is a Ravine with steps where a girl was killed. And the way the lake blows dandelion seeds around in billowing clouds, so surreal.