The Greatest New Zealand 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 488 '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 |
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2906 | The Garden Party And Other Stories | Katherine Mansfield | 1922 | New Zealand | English | |
3305 | Slave To Sensation | Nalini Singh | 2006 | New Zealand | English | |
4063 | Owls Do Cry | Janet Frame | 1957 | New Zealand | English | |
7623 | The Whale Rider | Witi Ihimaera | 1987 | New Zealand | English | |
7660 | The Changeover | Margaret Mahy | 1984 | New Zealand | English | |
7700 | Playing God | Glenn Colquhoun | 2002 | New Zealand | English | |
7859 | The Tricksters | Margaret Mahy | 1986 | New Zealand | English | |
7863 | Tahuri | Ngahuia Te Awekotuku | 1989 | New Zealand | English | |
7964 | The Rocky Shore | Jenny Bornholdt | 2009 | New Zealand | English | |
8175 | The Best Of Albert Wendt’s Short Stories | Albert Wendt | 1999 | New Zealand | English | |
8345 | Gideon The Ninth | Tamsyn Muir | 2019 | New Zealand | English | |
8393 | Dogside Story | Patricia Grace | 2001 | New Zealand | English | |
8504 | Gifted | Patrick Evans | 2010 | New Zealand | English | |
8905 | The Collected Stories Of Katherine Mansfield | Katherine Mansfield | 1908 | New Zealand | English | |
9071 | Delirious | Damien Wilkins | 2012 | New Zealand | English | |
9182 | Bugs | Whiti Hereaka | 2013 | New Zealand | English | |
9220 | Zoology | Sheridan Keith | 1995 | New Zealand | Unknown | |
9864 | The Imaginary Lives Of James Poneke | Tina Makereti | 2018 | New Zealand | English | |
10711 | Common Sense, Science, And Scepticism | Alan Musgrave | 1993 | New Zealand | English | |
11118 | Poukahangatus | Tayi Tibble | 2022 | New Zealand | English | |
12068 | Humanity's End | Nicholas Agar | 2010 | New Zealand | English | |
12608 | The Chimes | Anna Smaill | 2015 | New Zealand | English | |
13139 | The Good Girl | Vincent O'Sullivan | 1933 | New Zealand | Unknown | |
14371 | Memoirs Of A Peon | Frank Sargeson | 1965 | New Zealand | Unknown | |
14371 | Harrow The Ninth | Tamsyn Muir | 2020 | New Zealand | English |