The Greatest Trinidadian, Bulgarian, Portuguese Books of All Time
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 467 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | A House for Mr. Biswas | V. S. Naipaul | 1961 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 330 | The Book of Disquiet | Fernando Pessoa | 1982 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 725 | The Lusiad | Luís Vaz Camões | 1572 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 780 | Auto Da Fé | Elias Canetti | 1935 | Bulgarian | German | |
| 928 | A Bend in the River | V. S. Naipaul | 1979 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 992 | The Lonely Londoners | Sam Selvon | 1956 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 1035 | The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis | José Saramago | 1984 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 1113 | Under the Yoke | Ivan Vazov | 1888 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 1234 | Bai Ganyo | Aleko Konstantinov | 1895 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 1253 | In a Free State | V. S. Naipaul | 1971 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 1260 | The Crime of Father Amaro | Eça de Queirós | 1875 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 1325 | The Maias | Eça de Queirós | 1888 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 1597 | Baltasar and Blimunda | José Saramago | 1982 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 1749 | Kafka's Other Trial | Elias Canetti | 1969 | Bulgarian | German | |
| 1768 | Blindness | José Saramago | 1995 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 2408 | The City And The Mountains | Eça de Queirós | 1901 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 2587 | A Ballad for Georg Henig | Viktor Paskov | 1987 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 2847 | Natural Novel | Georgi Gospodinov | 1999 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 3087 | Milkman | Anna Burns | 2018 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 3091 | Signs Of Fire | Jorge de Sena | 1979 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 3108 | Fado Alexandrino | António Lobo Antunes | 1983 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 3512 | The Voices of Marrakesh | Elias Canetti | 1968 | Bulgarian | German | |
| 3619 | The History of the Siege of Lisbon | José Saramago | 1989 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 3775 | The Return Of The Caravels | António Lobo Antunes | 1988 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 3822 | Патиланско царство | Ran Bosilek | 1923 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 3904 | Tobacco | Dimitar Dimov | 1951 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 3914 | The Iron Candlestick | Dimitar Talev | 1952 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 3938 | Osadeni Dushi | Dimitar Dimov | 1945 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 3957 | Tratado das Paixões da Alma | António Lobo Antunes | 1990 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 4007 | Extracts From Notes On The Bulgarian Uprisings | Zahari Stoyanov | 1884 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4045 | The Stone Raft | José Saramago | 1986 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 4076 | The Land At The End Of The World | António Lobo Antunes | 1979 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 4106 | Time Of Parting | Anton Donchev | 1964 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4261 | Антихрист | Emilian Stanev | 1939 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4263 | Дъщерята на Калояна | Fani Popova-Mutafova | 1943 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4266 | Нощем с белите коне | Pavel Vezhinov | 1957 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4270 | Ян Бибиян | Elin Pelin | 1923 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4287 | Ilinden | Dimitar Talev | 1951 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4313 | Гласовете ви чувам | Dimitar Talev | 1956 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4318 | Самуил | Dimitar Talev | 1956 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4454 | Guerrillas | V. S. Naipaul | 1975 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 4527 | The Bells Of Prespa | Dimitar Talev | 1966 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 4752 | Journey To Portugal | José Saramago | 1981 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 4927 | Before I Was Born And After My Death | Ivailo Petrov | 1968 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 5166 | Crick Crack, Monkey | Merle Hodge | 1970 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 5572 | Salt | Earl Lovelace | 1996 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 5648 | Cain | José Saramago | 2009 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 5662 | Avalanche | Blaga Dimitrova | 1980 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 5713 | Солунският чудотворец | Fani Popova-Mutafova | 1981 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 6109 | Wolf Hunt | Ivaylo Petrov | 1986 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 6172 | Mensagem | Fernando Pessoa | 1934 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 6208 | The Illustrious House of Ramires | Eça de Queirós | 1900 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 6231 | The Feeling Of What Happens | Antonio Damasio | 1999 | Portuguese | English | |
| 6306 | The Gospel According To Jesus Christ | José Saramago | 1991 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 6892 | The World Is What It Is | Patrick French | 2008 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 7312 | Time Shelter | Georgi Gospodinov | 2020 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 7740 | Fireflies | Shiva Naipaul | 1970 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 8350 | Poems Of Fernando Pessoa | Fernando Pessoa | 1942 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 10409 | 18% Gray | Zachary Karabashliev | 2008 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 10537 | Target Land | Svoboda Bachvarova | 2010 | Bulgarian | Unknown | |
| 10701 | The Jumbies | Tracey Baptiste | 2015 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 10732 | Golden Child | Claire Adam | 2019 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 11025 | Yan Bibiyan | Elin Pelin | 1923 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11118 | Five Tales | Valeri Petrov | 1953 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11139 | Seeing | José Saramago | 2004 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 11413 | Български народни приказки | Angel Karaliichev | 1961 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11470 | Тошко Африкански | Angel Karaliichev | 1952 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11485 | През води и гори | Emilian Stanev | 1945 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11526 | Border | Kapka Kassabova | 2017 | Bulgarian | English | |
| 11599 | Ането | Angel Karaliichev | 1967 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11779 | Мили бате! ... Писма на един дакел | Stanka Pencheva | 1971 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11913 | Ние, врабчетата | Yordan Radichkov | 1979 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11915 | Васко да Гама от село Рупча | the Mormarev Brothers | 1977 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11970 | Ние, мушмороците | Viktor Samuilov | 1981 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 11975 | Войната на таралежите | the Mormarev Brothers | 1979 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 12564 | Terras Do Demo | Aquilino Ribeiro | 1974 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 12671 | Моливко и Сръчко в България | Valentin Postnikov, Adrian Lazarovski | 2007 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 12920 | Миличко мое тефтерче! | Vesela Flamburari | 2009 | Bulgarian | Bulgarian | |
| 12929 | Тина и половина | Yulia Spiridonova | 2009 | Bulgarian | Russian | |
| 13222 | Poetry | Antònio Ferreira | 1558 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 13222 | The Keeper Of Sheep | Fernando Pessoa | 1925 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 14069 | The Chip Chip Gatherers | Shiva Naipaul | 1973 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 14069 | The Wine of Astonishment | Earl Lovelace | 1982 | Trinidadian | English | |
| 14069 | Always Astonished | Fernando Pessoa | 1988 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 14069 | Poems Of Jorge De Sena | Jorge de Sena | 1978 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 14069 | Ballad Of Dogs' Beach | José Cardoso Pires | 1982 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 14069 | Poems Of Sophia De Mello Breyner | Sophia de Mello Breyner | 1964 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 14069 | Poems Of Eugénio De Andrade | Eugénio de Andrade | 1977 | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
| 14069 | The Future In The Present | C. L. R. James | 1977 | Trinidadian | English |