[senux]

I think this is a great point. I would really appreciate to see more accurate lists or, better yet, more diverse lists.

However, I have to point out the irony here. Every time someone complains about the lack of western representation they just pretend there isn't a southern hemisphere in the planet. The East is not composed of only Europe, Canada, and the United States.

That's to say, fight for overall diversity, not for western vs. eastern representation because that's a false dichotomy.

[coolgod]

I don't see the irony, I'm just more knowledgable about Chinese literature so I gave an example of how biased the list is using its lack of Chinese literature. I am fully aware that many other literary traditions are also not represented on that list, I think its fair to say the vast majority of books on that list belongs to what is normally referred to as western literature.