The Greatest Trinidadian, Bulgarian, Swedish 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.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
187 A House for Mr. Biswas V. S. Naipaul 1961 Trinidadian English
274 Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren 1945 Swedish Swedish
662 The Red Room August Strindberg 1879 Swedish Swedish
717 Barabbas Par Lagerkvist 1950 Swedish Swedish
727 The People of Hemsö August Strindberg 1887 Swedish Swedish
732 The Dwarf Par Lagerkvist 1944 Swedish Swedish
780 Auto Da Fé Elias Canetti 1935 Bulgarian German
928 A Bend in the River V. S. Naipaul 1979 Trinidadian English
941 An American Dilemma Gunnar Myrdal 1944 Swedish English
992 The Lonely Londoners Sam Selvon 1956 Trinidadian English
1036 Faceless Killers Henning Mankell 1991 Swedish Swedish
1086 The Christmas Oratorio Göran Tunström 1983 Swedish Swedish
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
1286 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
1305 The Long Ships Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 Swedish Swedish
1358 The Emigrants Vilhelm Moberg 1949 Swedish Swedish
1431 The Laughing Policeman Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö 1968 Swedish Swedish
1451 Karlson On The Roof Astrid Lindgren 1955 Swedish Swedish
1469 The Serious Game Hjalmar Soderberg 1912 Swedish Swedish
1470 The Emperor of Portugallia Selma Lagerlöf 1914 Swedish Swedish
1472 Flowering Nettle Harry Martinson 1935 Swedish Swedish
1473 Doctor Glas Hjalmar Soderberg 1905 Swedish Swedish
1483 Kallocain Karin Boye 1940 Swedish Swedish
1553 A Burnt Child Stig Dagerman 1948 Swedish Swedish
1565 Bokhandlaren som slutade bada Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1937 Swedish Swedish
1578 The Queen's Tiara Carl Jonas Love Almqvist 1834 Swedish Swedish
1593 Mannen utan väg Erik Lindegren 1942 Swedish Swedish
1669 Gösta Berling's Saga Selma Lagerlöf 1891 Swedish Swedish
1685 By the Open Sea August Strindberg 1890 Swedish Swedish
1749 Kafka's Other Trial Elias Canetti 1969 Bulgarian German
1750 The Road to Klockrike Harry Martinson 1948 Swedish Swedish
1782 Ronia, The Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren 1981 Swedish Swedish
1809 Aniara Harry Martinson 1956 Swedish Swedish
1828 Collected Poems Nils Ferlin 1947 Swedish Swedish
1961 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
2040 Simon and the Oaks Marianne Fredriksson 1985 Swedish Swedish
2361 Stockholm series Per Anders Fogelström 1960 Swedish Swedish
2372 The Days of His Grace Eyvind Johnson 1960 Swedish Swedish
2423 The Brothers Lionheart Astrid Lindgren 1973 Swedish Swedish
2587 A Ballad for Georg Henig Viktor Paskov 1987 Bulgarian Bulgarian
2847 Natural Novel Georgi Gospodinov 1999 Bulgarian Bulgarian
2921 The Son of a Servant August Strindberg 1886 Swedish Swedish
3054 A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman 2012 Swedish Swedish
3087 Milkman Anna Burns 2018 Trinidadian English
3123 Millennium Trilogy Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
3199 The Löwensköld Ring Selma Lagerlöf 1925 Swedish Swedish
3201 Women And Appletrees Moa Martinson 1933 Swedish Swedish
3327 The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 2003 Swedish Swedish
3512 The Voices of Marrakesh Elias Canetti 1968 Bulgarian German
3682 Emil I Lönneberga Astrid Lindgren 1963 Swedish Swedish
3779 The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Selma Lagerlöf 1906 Swedish Swedish
3822 Патиланско царство Ran Bosilek 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3866 Jerusalem Selma Lagerlöf 1901 Swedish Swedish
3904 Tobacco Dimitar Dimov 1951 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3914 The Iron Candlestick Dimitar Talev 1952 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3938 Osadeni Dushi Dimitar Dimov 1945 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4007 Extracts From Notes On The Bulgarian Uprisings Zahari Stoyanov 1884 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4106 Time Of Parting Anton Donchev 1964 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4137 The Charles Men Verner von Heidenstam 1897 Swedish Swedish
4207 After the Flood P. C. Jersild 1982 Swedish Swedish
4212 Samuels bok Sven Delblanc 1981 Swedish Swedish
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
4612 The Fifth Woman Henning Mankell 1996 Swedish Swedish
4767 Bathsheba Torgny Lindgren 1984 Swedish Swedish
4927 Before I Was Born And After My Death Ivailo Petrov 1968 Bulgarian Bulgarian
5063 The Dog Kerstin Ekman 1986 Swedish Swedish
5166 Crick Crack, Monkey Merle Hodge 1970 Trinidadian English
5509 Exterminate All The Brutes Sven Lindqvist 1992 Swedish Swedish
5572 Salt Earl Lovelace 1996 Trinidadian English
5601 God's Orchid Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
5662 Avalanche Blaga Dimitrova 1980 Bulgarian Bulgarian
5713 Солунският чудотворец Fani Popova-Mutafova 1981 Bulgarian Bulgarian
5757 Beartown Fredrik Backman 2016 Swedish Swedish
5759 The Book about Blanche and Marie Per Olov Enquist 2004 Swedish Swedish
6109 Wolf Hunt Ivaylo Petrov 1986 Bulgarian Bulgarian
6494 Sidetracked Henning Mankell 1995 Swedish Swedish
6568 They Will Drown In Their Mother’s Tears Johannes Anyuru 2017 Swedish Swedish
6666 Frozen Moment Camilla Ceder 2010 Swedish Swedish
6892 The World Is What It Is Patrick French 2008 Trinidadian English
6917 Carnality Lina Wolff 2019 Swedish Swedish
7305 The Royal Physician's Visit Per Olov Enquist 1999 Swedish Swedish
7312 Time Shelter Georgi Gospodinov 2020 Bulgarian Bulgarian
7632 Let The Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist 2004 Swedish Swedish
7700 The Day I Began My Studies In Philosophy Margareta Ekström 1989 Swedish Unknown
7740 Fireflies Shiva Naipaul 1970 Trinidadian English
8000 Alva Myrdal Sissela Bok 1991 Swedish Unknown
8034 In Every Moment We Still Are Alive Tom Malmquist 2015 Swedish Swedish
8041 The Dog Star Agneta Pleijel 2023 Swedish Swedish
8393 Hanna's Daughters Marianne Fredriksson 1994 Swedish Swedish
8520 The Changeling Selma Lagerlöf 1915 Swedish Swedish
8862 Chronicler Of The Winds Henning Mankell 1995 Swedish Swedish
8955 One Step Behind Henning Mankell 1997 Swedish Swedish
8973 All In Simona Ahrnstedt 2014 Swedish Swedish
9083 The Magic Lantern Ingmar Bergman 1987 Swedish Swedish
9743 Little Star John Ajvide Lindqvist 2010 Swedish Swedish
10409 18% Gray Zachary Karabashliev 2008 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10459 Terra Nullius Sven Lindqvist 2007 Swedish Swedish
10537 Target Land Svoboda Bachvarova 2010 Bulgarian Unknown
10612 The Return Of The Dancing Master Henning Mankell 2000 Swedish Swedish
10643 Factfulness Hans Rosling 2018 Swedish English
10687 The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson 2006 Swedish Swedish
10701 The Jumbies Tracey Baptiste 2015 Trinidadian English
10716 Miss Julie August Strindberg 1888 Swedish Swedish
10732 Golden Child Claire Adam 2019 Trinidadian English
10748 The Father August Strindberg 1887 Swedish Swedish
10754 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson 2007 Swedish Swedish
10808 A Dream Play August Strindberg 1902 Swedish Swedish
10842 My Mother Gets Married Moa Martinson 1936 Swedish Swedish
10847 Return To Ithaca Eyvind Johnson 1946 Swedish Swedish
10978 Persona And Shame Ingmar Bergman 2002 Swedish Swedish