Books like Xi you ji

Xi you ji by Wu Cheng'en reads as epic, mythical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Story of Kullervo

J.R.R. Tolkien · 2015

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match

Lilith

George MacDonald · 1895

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69% genome match

Beowulf

Alexander, Michael · 1973

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69% genome match

The Well at the World's End

William Morris · 1892

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69% genome match

Ramayana, a Holy Bible of India

Vālmīki · 1823

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69% genome match

Vepʻxistqaosani

Shota Rustaveli · 1888

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69% genome match

Space Trilogy

C. S. Lewis · 1975

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69% genome match

The Mabinogion

Jeffrey Gantz · 1976

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match

The Mabinogion

Gwyn Jones · 1948

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69% genome match

Aeneidos

Publius Vergilius Maro · 1517

Shares the vornate thread

69% genome match

Harpist in the wind

Patricia A. McKillip · 1979

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69% genome match

Paradise Lost

John Milton · 1667

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69% genome match