The Greatest Pakistani, Belgian 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 400 '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
960 Cheese Willem Elsschot 1933 Belgian Dutch
1396 The Lion of Flanders Hendrik Conscience 1838 Belgian Dutch
1396 Pallieter Felix Timmermans 1916 Belgian Dutch
1831 The deadbeats Ward Ruyslinck 1957 Belgian Dutch
1891 The Sorrow of Belgium Hugo Claus 1983 Belgian Dutch
2227 The Life of the Bee Maurice Maeterlinck 1901 Belgian French
2754 The bells of Bicêtre Georges Simenon 1963 Belgian French
2825 Exit West Mohsin Hamid 2017 Pakistani English
2889 Toba Tek Singh Saadat Hasan Manto 1955 Pakistani Urdu
3016 Chapel Road Louis-Paul Boon 1953 Belgian Dutch
3046 Blue Bird Maurice Maeterlinck 1908 Belgian French
3099 Elias, Or The Fight With The Nightingales Maurice Gilliams 1936 Belgian Dutch
3126 Houtekiet Gerard Walschap 1939 Belgian Dutch
3126 Will O' The Wisp Willem Elsschot 1947 Belgian Dutch
3208 The Oostakker Poems Hugo Claus 1955 Belgian Dutch
3437 Maigret And The Headless Corpse Georges Simenon 1955 Belgian French
3831 On the Fabric of the Human Body Andreas Vesalius 1543 Belgian Latin
3858 The Blue Lotus Hergé 1936 Belgian French
3922 The Crab With The Golden Claws Hergé 1941 Belgian French
3946 Tintin In Tibet Hergé 1960 Belgian French
4016 The Triple Mirror of the Self Zulfikar Ghose 1992 Pakistani English
4038 The Castafiore Emerald Hergé 1963 Belgian French
4142 Soft Soap Willem Elsschot 1931 Belgian Dutch
4160 The Leg Willem Elsschot 1946 Belgian
4222 The Wandering Falcon Jamil Ahmed 2011 Pakistani English
4329 Villa Des Roses Willem Elsschot 1913 Belgian Dutch
4361 Ice-Candy-Man Bapsi Sidhwa 1988 Pakistani English
4404 Occupied City Paul van Ostaijen 1921 Belgian Dutch
4430 I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai 2013 Pakistani English
4466 Fear And Trembling Amélie Nothomb 1999 Belgian French
4526 Verzameld Werk: Poëzie Paul van Ostaijen 1955 Belgian Dutch
4557 Minuet Louis-Paul Boon 1955 Belgian Dutch
4579 Verzameld Werk Willem Elsschot 1957 Belgian Dutch
4689 Margot en de engelen Kristien Hemmerechts 1997 Belgian
4869 The Madman Of Bergerac Georges Simenon 1932 Belgian French
5004 The Strange Case of Peter the Lett Georges Simenon 1931 Belgian French
5104 Blake and Mortimer Edgar P. Jacobs 1946 Belgian French
5182 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid 2007 Pakistani English
5192 Omtrent Deedee Hugo Claus 1963 Belgian
5398 The Adventures Of Tintin Hergé 1929 Belgian French
6310 Rijmsnoer Om En Om Het Jaar Guido Gezelle 1897 Belgian Dutch
6310 Het Vader Huis Karel van de Woestijne 1903 Belgian Dutch
6310 Tantes Cyriel Buysse 1924 Belgian Dutch
6310 Het Leven En De Dood In Den Ast Stijn Streuvels 1926 Belgian Dutch
6310 Nagelaten Gedichten Paul van Ostaijen 1928 Belgian Dutch
6310 Het Boek Alfa Ivo Michiels 1963 Belgian Dutch
6560 A Case Of Exploding Mangoes Mohammed Hanif 2008 Pakistani English
6854 The Crow Eaters Bapsi Sidhwa 1978 Pakistani English
7018 Tokyo Fiancée Amélie Nothomb 2007 Belgian French
7109 War And Turpentine Stefan Hertmans 2013 Belgian Dutch
7221 Red Lights Georges Simenon 1953 Belgian French
7236 Malpertuis Jean Ray 1943 Belgian French
8090 Passionate Journey Frans Masereel 1919 Belgian German
8809 Only The Longest Threads Tasneem Zehra Husain 2014 Pakistani English
9202 In Other Rooms, Other Wonders Daniyal Mueenuddin 2009 Pakistani English
9423 Hygiene And The Assassin Amélie Nothomb 1992 Belgian French
10085 The Character Of Rain Amélie Nothomb 2000 Belgian French
12034 Atlas Gerardus Mercator 1595 Belgian Latin
11925 Maigret And The Man On The Boulevard Georges Simenon 1953 Belgian French
12497 Giants And Heroes Dianne Tittle De Laet 1995 Belgian
12497 From Being To Becoming Ilya Prigogine 1980 Belgian English