The Greatest Hungarian 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 465 '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
606 Embers Sandor Marai 1942 Hungarian Hungarian
640 The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie Agota Kristof 1986 Hungarian French
810 Fateless or Fatelessness Imre Kertész 1975 Hungarian Hungarian
1206 Eclipse of the Crescent Moon Géza Gárdonyi 1899 Hungarian Hungarian
1255 Fool's Gold Máro Doýka 1979 Hungarian Unknown
1498 Journey by Moonlight Antal Szerb 1937 Hungarian Hungarian
1984 Édes Anna Dezső Kosztolányi 1926 Hungarian Hungarian
2289 The Melancholy of Resistance László Krasznahorkai 1989 Hungarian Hungarian
2327 The Case Worker György Konrád 1969 Hungarian Hungarian
2588 Metropole Ferenc Karinthy 1970 Hungarian Hungarian
2635 Satantango László Krasznahorkai 1985 Hungarian Hungarian
2635 Helping Verbs Of The Heart Peter Esterhazy 1985 Hungarian Hungarian
4242 Celestial Harmonies Peter Esterhazy 2000 Hungarian Hungarian
4339 I Have Lived a Thousand Years Livia Bitton-Jackson 1997 Hungarian English
4636 Animalinside László Krasznahorkai, Max Neumann 2010 Hungarian Hungarian
5006 The Paul Street Boys Ferenc Molnár 1906 Hungarian Hungarian
5008 The Door Szabó, Magda 1987 Hungarian Hungarian
5029 The Man With The Golden Touch Mór Jókai 1872 Hungarian Hungarian
5082 Abel Alone Áron Tamási 1932 Hungarian Hungarian
5084 The Baron's Sons Mór Jókai 1869 Hungarian Hungarian
5112 Be Faithful Unto Death Zsigmond Móricz 1921 Hungarian Hungarian
5153 Tüskevár István Fekete 1957 Hungarian Hungarian
5189 Kincskereső Kisködmön Ferenc Móra 1918 Hungarian Hungarian
5204 Orphalina Zsigmond Móricz 1937 Hungarian Hungarian
5206 Hannah Senesh Hannah Senesh 1971 Hungarian Hebrew
5213 St. Peter's Umbrella Kálmán Mikszáth 1895 Hungarian Hungarian
5227 Dirty Fred The Captain Jenő Rejtő 1935 Hungarian Hungarian
5231 Slave Of The Huns Géza Gárdonyi 1901 Hungarian Hungarian
5288 A Nap Szerelmese Sándor Dallos 1931 Hungarian Hungarian
5312 The 14 Carat Roadster Jenő Rejtő 1939 Hungarian Hungarian
5318 Aranyecset Sándor Dallos 1931 Hungarian Hungarian
5345 The Gold Coffin Ferenc Móra 1915 Hungarian Hungarian
5352 The Town in Black Kálmán Mikszáth 1910 Hungarian Hungarian
5377 Kard és Kasza Albert Wass 1939 Hungarian Hungarian
5394 A Hungarian Nabob Mór Jókai 1899 Hungarian Hungarian
5397 Revulsion Laszlo Németh 1937 Hungarian Unknown
5401 A Journey Round My Skull Frigyes Karinthy 1939 Hungarian Hungarian
5405 The Pendragon Legend Antal Szerb 1934 Hungarian Hungarian
5410 A Funtineli Boszorkány Albert Wass 1959 Hungarian Hungarian
5411 Ida Regénye Géza Gárdonyi 1899 Hungarian Hungarian
5414 Egy polgár vallomásai Sandor Marai 1934 Hungarian Hungarian
5415 The Red Lion Mária Szepes 1946 Hungarian Hungarian
5452 Téli Berek István Fekete 1957 Hungarian Hungarian
5559 School At The Frontier Géza Ottlik 1959 Hungarian Hungarian
5656 Vuk István Fekete 1965 Hungarian Hungarian
5716 My Happy Days In Hell György Faludy 1962 Hungarian Hungarian
5809 Abigél Szabó, Magda 1970 Hungarian Hungarian
6080 Bezzeg Az én Időmben Klára Fehér 1966 Hungarian Hungarian
6107 Tóték István Örkény 1967 Hungarian Hungarian
6212 Give Me Back My Mountains Albert Wass 1971 Hungarian Hungarian
6253 Indul A Bakterház Sándor Rideg 1973 Hungarian Hungarian
6549 Thistle István Fekete 1975 Hungarian Unknown
6787 Régimódi Történet Szabó, Magda 1977 Hungarian Hungarian
6788 Ne Féljetek Anna Jókai 1977 Hungarian Hungarian
6831 They Were Counted Miklos Banffy 1934 Hungarian Hungarian
7343 Pete Pite Gábor Nógrádi 1981 Hungarian Unknown
7417 A Book Of Memories Péter Nádas 1986 Hungarian Hungarian
7570 Für Elise Szabó, Magda 1984 Hungarian Hungarian
8470 Herscht 07769 László Krasznahorkai 2021 Hungarian Hungarian
9465 Jadviga Párnája Pál Závada 1996 Hungarian Hungarian
10461 The Book Of Fathers Miklós Vámos 2000 Hungarian Hungarian
11375 állítsátok Meg Terézanyut! Zsuzsa Rácz 2015 Hungarian Hungarian
11397 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11452 Seiobo There Below László Krasznahorkai 2008 Hungarian Hungarian
11892 Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming László Krasznahorkai 2016 Hungarian Hungarian
13127 Perched On Nothing's Branch Attila József 1932 Hungarian Hungarian
13127 Guilt Laszlo Németh 1943 Hungarian Hungarian
13797 They Were Found Wanting Miklos Banffy 1937 Hungarian Hungarian
13797 They Were Divided Miklos Banffy 1940 Hungarian Hungarian
13983 Selected Poems Ferenc Juhasz 1954 Hungarian Hungarian
13983 Parallel Stories Péter Nádas 2005 Hungarian Hungarian