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
2031 The History Of Rome Theodor Mommsen 1854 German German
2493 Miramar Naguib Mahfouz 1967 Egyptian Arabic
3638 History Of The Art Of Antiquity Johann Joachim Winckelmann 1762 German German
4494 The Letters Of Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert 1887 French French
4835 One Of Cleopatra's Nights Théophile Gautier 1838 French French
4985 The Campaigns Of Alexander Arrian 1976 Greek Greek
5043 My First Two Thousand Years George Vierick 1928 American English
6340 Kriminalgeschichte Des Christentums Karlheinz Deschner 1986 German German
7215 Alexandrian Songs Mikhail Kuzmin 1906 Russian Russian
7966 Balthazar Lawrence Durrell 1958 British English
7966 Mountolive Lawrence Durrell 1958 British English
8075 Clea Lawrence Durrell 1960 British English
9707 Society And The Holy In Late Antiquity Peter Brown 1982 British English
11480 The Darkening Age Catherine Nixey 2017 British English
11602 One Hundred Poems By Cavafy Cavafy Greek Greek
11842 The Fate Of Rome Kyle Harper 2017 American English
13590 Papyrus Irene Vallejo 2019 Spanish Spanish
14719 Almagest Ptolemy 150 Greek Greek
14720 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
14722 Allegorical Expositions of the Holy Laws Philo of Alexandria 50 Jewish Greek
14897 Hypatia Charles Kingsley 1853 British English
15898 Gospel of Truth Valentinus 150 Unknown Coptic
15898 Josephus Lion Feuchtwanger 1932 German German
16491 William Shakespeare Complete Works William Shakespeare 1623 English English
16579 Storia Dei Greci Indro Montanelli 1959 Italian Italian
17120 Rama And The Dragon Edward al Kharrat 1980 Egyptian Arabic
17120 No One Sleeps In Alexandria Ibrahim Abdel Meguid 1996 Egyptian Arabic
17120 The Book Of Longings Sue Monk Kidd 2020 American English
17120 Going Solo Roald Dahl 1986 British English
17120 The Cleopatras Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 2024 Unknown English
17120 The Storm Before The Storm Mike Duncan 2017 American English
17120 The Closing Of The Western Mind Charles Freeman 2002 British English
17120 The Black Circle Patrick Carman 2009 American English
17120 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17120 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17120 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17120 Pagans And Christians Robin Lane Fox 1986 British English
16905 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
17048 Mémoires D'hadrien, Carnets De Notes De Mémoires D'hadrien Marguerite Yourcenar 1951 French French