The Greatest Bulgarian, Trinidadian, Portuguese Books of All Time

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
198 A House for Mr. Biswas V. S. Naipaul 1961 Trinidadian English
362 The Book of Disquiet Fernando Pessoa 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
712 Auto Da Fé Elias Canetti 1935 Bulgarian German
754 The Lusiad Luís Vaz Camões 1572 Portuguese Portuguese
936 The Lonely Londoners Sam Selvon 1956 Trinidadian English
937 The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis José Saramago 1984 Portuguese Portuguese
980 A Bend in the River V. S. Naipaul 1979 Trinidadian English
1066 The Maias Eça de Queirós 1888 Portuguese Portuguese
1167 The Crime of Father Amaro Eça de Queirós 1875 Portuguese Portuguese
1185 Under the Yoke Ivan Vazov 1888 Bulgarian Bulgarian
1332 Bai Ganyo Aleko Konstantinov 1895 Bulgarian Bulgarian
1642 Baltasar and Blimunda José Saramago 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
1725 Kafka's Other Trial Elias Canetti 1969 Bulgarian German
1829 Blindness José Saramago 1995 Portuguese Portuguese
1863 In a Free State V. S. Naipaul 1971 Trinidadian English
2496 The City And The Mountains Eça de Queirós 1901 Portuguese Portuguese
2646 Nos Matamos O Cão Tinhoso Bernardo Honwana 1964 Portuguese Portuguese
2669 A Ballad for Georg Henig Viktor Paskov 1987 Bulgarian Bulgarian
2977 Natural Novel Georgi Gospodinov 1999 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3234 Signs Of Fire Jorge de Sena 1979 Portuguese Portuguese
3260 Fado Alexandrino António Lobo Antunes 1983 Portuguese Portuguese
3672 The Voices of Marrakesh Elias Canetti 1968 Bulgarian German
3772 Milkman Anna Burns 2018 Trinidadian English
3774 The History of the Siege of Lisbon José Saramago 1989 Portuguese Portuguese
3807 Karingana Ua Karingana José Craveirinha 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
3860 The Stone Raft José Saramago 1986 Portuguese Portuguese
3889 Guerrillas V. S. Naipaul 1975 Trinidadian English
3895 The Return Of The Caravels António Lobo Antunes 1988 Portuguese Portuguese
3953 Патиланско царство Ran Bosilek 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4064 Tratado das Paixões da Alma António Lobo Antunes 1990 Portuguese
4067 Tobacco Dimitar Dimov 1951 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4071 The Iron Candlestick Dimitar Talev 1952 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4083 Osadeni Dushi Dimitar Dimov 1945 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4145 Extracts From Notes On The Bulgarian Uprisings Zahari Stoyanov 1884 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4170 The Land At The End Of The World António Lobo Antunes 1979 Portuguese Portuguese
4351 Time Of Parting Anton Donchev 1964 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4387 Антихрист Emilian Stanev 1939 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4389 Дъщерята на Калояна Fani Popova-Mutafova 1943 Bulgarian
4393 Нощем с белите коне Pavel Vezhinov 1957 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4394 Ян Бибиян Elin Pelin 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4403 Ilinden Dimitar Talev 1951 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4427 Гласовете ви чувам Dimitar Talev 1956 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4433 Самуил Dimitar Talev 1956 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4654 The Bells Of Prespa Dimitar Talev 1966 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4941 Journey To Portugal José Saramago 1981 Portuguese Portuguese
5111 Before I Was Born And After My Death Ivailo Petrov 1968 Bulgarian
5126 Sleepwalking Land Mia Couto 1992 Portuguese Portuguese
5390 Crick Crack, Monkey Merle Hodge 1970 Trinidadian English
5594 Fireflies Shiva Naipaul 1970 Trinidadian English
5786 Salt Earl Lovelace 1996 Trinidadian English
5850 Avalanche Blaga Dimitrova 1980 Bulgarian Bulgarian
5922 Солунският чудотворец Fani Popova-Mutafova 1981 Bulgarian Bulgarian
6341 Wolf Hunt Ivaylo Petrov 1986 Bulgarian Bulgarian
6380 Mensagem Fernando Pessoa 1934 Portuguese Portuguese
6410 The Illustrious House of Ramires Eça de Queirós 1900 Portuguese Portuguese
6437 The Feeling Of What Happens Antonio Damasio 1999 Portuguese English
6604 Cain José Saramago 2009 Portuguese Portuguese
6926 The Gospel According To Jesus Christ José Saramago 1991 Portuguese Portuguese
6997 The World Is What It Is Patrick French 2008 Trinidadian English
7661 Border Kapka Kassabova 2017 Bulgarian English
8237 The Jumbies Tracey Baptiste 2015 Trinidadian English
8275 Poems Of Fernando Pessoa Fernando Pessoa 1942 Portuguese Portuguese
9310 18% Gray Zachary Karabashliev 2008 Bulgarian Bulgarian
9403 Target Land Svoboda Bachvarova 2010 Bulgarian Bulgarian
9561 Golden Child Claire Adam 2019 Trinidadian English
9775 Yan Bibiyan Elin Pelin 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
9830 Five Tales Valeri Petrov 1953 Bulgarian Bulgarian
9836 Seeing José Saramago 2004 Portuguese
10033 Български народни приказки Angel Karaliichev 1961 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10064 Тошко Африкански Angel Karaliichev 1952 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10074 През води и гори Emilian Stanev 1945 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10185 Ането Angel Karaliichev 1967 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10304 Мили бате! ... Писма на един дакел Stanka Pencheva 1971 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10404 Васко да Гама от село Рупча the Mormarev Brothers 1977 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10410 Ние, врабчетата Yordan Radichkov 1979 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10458 Ние, мушмороците Viktor Samuilov 1981 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10460 Войната на таралежите the Mormarev Brothers 1979 Bulgarian
11068 Моливко и Сръчко в България Valentin Postnikov, Adrian Lazarovski 2007 Bulgarian Bulgarian
11354 Миличко мое тефтерче! Vesela Flamburari 2009 Bulgarian Bulgarian
11367 Тина и половина Yulia Spiridonova 2009 Bulgarian Bulgarian
11514 Poetry Antònio Ferreira 1558 Portuguese Portuguese
11514 The Keeper Of Sheep Fernando Pessoa 1925 Portuguese Portuguese
12497 The Chip Chip Gatherers Shiva Naipaul 1973 Trinidadian English
12497 The Wine of Astonishment Earl Lovelace 1982 Trinidadian English
12497 Always Astonished Fernando Pessoa 1988 Portuguese Portuguese
12497 Poems Of Jorge De Sena Jorge de Sena 1978 Portuguese Portuguese
12497 Ballad Of Dogs' Beach José Cardoso Pires 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
12497 Poems Of Sophia De Mello Breyner Sophia de Mello Breyner 1964 Portuguese Portuguese
12497 Poems Of Eugénio De Andrade Eugénio de Andrade 1977 Portuguese Portuguese
12497 The Future In The Present C. L. R. James 1977 Trinidadian