The Greatest Books of All Time on Afterlife

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 '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
30 The Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri 1308 Italian Italian
494 The Third Policeman Flann O'Brien 1967 Irish English
505 The Quran Unknown 610 Arabic Arabic
1022 Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders 2017 American English
1409 No Exit Jean Paul Sartre 1944 French French
1467 Everyman Unknown 1501 Unknown Middle english
1647 Phaedo Plato -379 Greek Ancient greek
1693 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold 2002 American English
3258 A Fine And Private Place Peter S. Beagle 1960 American English
4178 De Kellner En De Levenden Simon Vestdijk 1949 Dutch Dutch
4226 The Frogs Aristophanes -405 Greek Ancient greek
5912 Egyptian Book Of The Dead Unknown -1550 Egyptian Egyptian (hieroglyphic)
8141 Mort Terry Pratchett 1987 British English
8238 How The Dead Live Will Self 2000 British English
8725 The Living End Stanley Elkin 1979 American English
9034 Yama Loka Terminus Léo Henry, Jacques Mucchielli 2008 French French
9254 To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip José Farmer 1971 American English
9303 The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 Sri Lankan English
10636 The Five People You Meet In Heaven Mitch Albom 2003 American English
10747 The Changing Light At Sandover James Merrill 1982 American English
10793 Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin 2005 American English
12065 Les Thanatonautes Bernard Werber 1994 French French
12174 Tibetan Book Of The Dead Robert Thurman 1994 Tibetan English
13599 Le Chèvrefeuille, Le Purgatoire, Le Chapitre Xiii Thierry Sandre French French
17120 Hell Is The Absence Of God Ted Chiang 2001 American English
17120 Spook Mary Roach 2005 American English
17120 Here Goes Nothing Steve Toltz 2022 Australian English
17120 Lost Gods Brom 2016 American English
17120 Lincoln In The Bardo By George Saunders Instaread Summaries 2017 American English
17120 Station Eternity Mur Lafferty 2022 American English
17120 What Dreams May Come Richard Matheson 1978 American English