Aziz Nesin – Selected Stories (Turkish / English: "Laugh or Lament")
Sharp satirical stories about bureaucracy, poverty, and everyday absurdity in Turkey. Each story is short enough to finish in one sitting, so you always stop at a natural ending. The humor hides real anger, but it never turns into a lecture.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader (~120 pages)
The Queen of England accidentally discovers a mobile library and becomes a passionate reader. Her new habit slowly makes her curious, distracted, and inconvenient to everyone around her. Dry, elegant British humor about how books quietly change a person.
Jerome K. Jerome – Three Men in a Boat (~200 pages, free ebook)