I could reccomend some books from my country, Spain. If you want classic litterature persé, I recommend "The Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes or "The life of Lazarillo de Tormes" by an anonymous person.
If on the other had, you want more modern stuff, I could easily recommend "Tears of Shiva" by Cesar Mallorquí. Sadly this one doesn't have an official translation to the english language.