1. To Be Alive-Yu Hua: This novel tells the life of an ordinary farmer, and shows the social changes and human predicament in China through his experience.

2. "1984"-George Orwell: This is a classic dystopian novel, which describes the horrible reality of a totalitarian society and causes deep thinking about power and personal freedom.

3. One Hundred Years of Solitude-Garcí a Má rquez: This classic work of Latin American magical realism tells the story of seven generations of Buendia family, and discusses the themes of time, fate and loneliness.

4. A Brief History of Mankind-yuval Harari: This book outlines the development of human history, from the cognitive revolution to the scientific revolution, which has triggered thinking about the future of mankind.

5. The Little Prince-Saint Exupery: This is an allegorical fairy tale, which explores the meaning of friendship, responsibility and life through the adventures of the little prince.

6. The Kite Runner-Khalid Hosseini: This novel is set in Afghanistan, which tells the friendship and family entanglements between two boys, and also reflects the influence of war on people's lives.

7. "Ordinary World"-Lu Yao: This is a novel, which tells the story of an ordinary rural family and shows people's life and destiny in China's social change.

8. Fortress Besieged-Qian Zhongshu: This novel depicts the life and ideological dilemma of China intellectuals in 1930s and 1940s in a humorous way, and it also has certain enlightenment to modern society.