The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Alexandria

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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
226 The Alexandria Quartet Lawrence Durrell 1957 British English
883 Thaïs Anatole France 1890 French French
1015 Justine Lawrence Durrell 1957 British English
1016 Poems Of C. P. Cavafy C. P. Cavafy 1935 Greek Greek
1864 The Jewish War Flavius Josephus 75 Jewish Greek
2032 The History Of Rome Theodor Mommsen 1854 German German
2495 Miramar Naguib Mahfouz 1967 Egyptian Arabic
3637 History Of The Art Of Antiquity Johann Joachim Winckelmann 1762 German German
4495 The Letters Of Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert 1887 French French
4836 One Of Cleopatra's Nights Théophile Gautier 1838 French French
4988 The Campaigns Of Alexander Arrian 1976 Greek Greek
5046 My First Two Thousand Years George Vierick 1928 American English
6343 Kriminalgeschichte Des Christentums Karlheinz Deschner 1986 German German
7216 Alexandrian Songs Mikhail Kuzmin 1906 Russian Russian
7967 Balthazar Lawrence Durrell 1958 British English
7967 Mountolive Lawrence Durrell 1958 British English
8076 Clea Lawrence Durrell 1960 British English
9711 Society And The Holy In Late Antiquity Peter Brown 1982 British English
11483 The Darkening Age Catherine Nixey 2017 British English
11605 One Hundred Poems By Cavafy Cavafy Greek Greek
11844 The Fate Of Rome Kyle Harper 2017 American English
13591 Papyrus Irene Vallejo 2019 Spanish Spanish
14720 Almagest Ptolemy 150 Greek Greek
14721 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
14723 Allegorical Expositions of the Holy Laws Philo of Alexandria 50 Jewish Greek
14899 Hypatia Charles Kingsley 1853 British English
15916 Gospel of Truth Valentinus 150 Unknown Coptic
15916 Josephus Lion Feuchtwanger 1932 German German
16507 William Shakespeare Complete Works William Shakespeare 1623 English English
16610 Storia Dei Greci Indro Montanelli 1959 Italian Italian
16608 The Oxford Complete Shakespeare, 2nd Edition Oxford University Press 1623 British English
17164 Rama And The Dragon Edward al Kharrat 1980 Egyptian Arabic
17164 No One Sleeps In Alexandria Ibrahim Abdel Meguid 1996 Egyptian Arabic
17164 The Book Of Longings Sue Monk Kidd 2020 American English
17164 Going Solo Roald Dahl 1986 British English
17164 The Cleopatras Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 2024 Unknown English
17164 The Storm Before The Storm Mike Duncan 2017 American English
17164 The Closing Of The Western Mind Charles Freeman 2002 British English
17164 The Black Circle Patrick Carman 2009 American English
17164 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17164 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17164 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17164 Pagans And Christians Robin Lane Fox 1986 British English
16948 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
17088 Mémoires D'hadrien, Carnets De Notes De Mémoires D'hadrien Marguerite Yourcenar 1951 French French