The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Amsterdam

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 394 '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
47 The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank 1947 Dutch Dutch
441 The Fall Albert Camus 1956 French French
512 Ethics Baruch de Spinoza 1677 Dutch Latin
852 The Goldfinch Donna Tartt 2013 American English
2924 The Evenings Gerard Reve 1947 Dutch Dutch
2973 The Spanish Brabanter G. A. Bredero 1617 Dutch Dutch
2984 The Freeloader Nescio 1916 Dutch Dutch
2993 Little Titans Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
3033 Little Poet Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
3124 The Darkroom Of Damocles W.F. Hermans 1958 Dutch Dutch
3773 Gimmick! Joost Zwagerman 1989 Dutch Dutch
3936 The Laws Connie Palmen 1991 Dutch Dutch
4058 The Ministry Of Pain Dubravka Ugrešić 2004 Croatian Croatian
4076 Gijsbrecht Van Aemstel Joost van den Vondel 1637 Dutch Dutch
4104 The History Of Miss Sara Burgerhart Betje Wolff, Aagje Deken 1782 Dutch Dutch
4145 Frisk Dennis Cooper 1991 American English
4184 Kees The Boy Theo Thijssen 1923 Dutch Dutch
4203 Groot Lied Boeck G. A. Bredero 1622 Dutch Dutch
4236 The Woutertje Pieterse Chronicles Multatuli 1890 Dutch Dutch
4236 Awater Martinus Nijhoff 1934 Dutch Dutch
4389 Warenar P. C. Hooft 1617 Dutch Dutch
4418 Een Liefde Lodewijk van Deyssel 1887 Dutch Dutch
4418 The Mountain Of Light Louis Couperus 1906 Dutch Dutch
4418 Eva Carry van Bruggen 1927 Dutch Dutch
4418 The Tears Of The Acacias W.F. Hermans 1949 Dutch Dutch
4418 Amsterdam Stories Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
5108 Het Leven Is Verrukkulluk Remco Campert 1961 Dutch Dutch
5113 The Green Face Gustav Meyrink 1916 German German
5216 Nearer To Thee Gerard Reve 1966 Dutch Dutch
5218 I Jan Cremer Jan Cremer 1964 Dutch Dutch
5913 Yoga For People Who Can’t Be Bothered To Do It Geoff Dyer 2003 British English
6100 Poems Of Mr. Pieter C. Hooft P. C. Hooft 1642 Dutch Dutch
6100 Poetry Or Various Poems Joost van den Vondel 1650 Dutch Dutch
6100 Collected Poems Of J.C. Bloem J.C. Bloem 1954 Dutch Dutch
6598 The Dinner Herman Koch 2009 Dutch Dutch
7694 Approaching The End Gerard Reve 1993 Dutch Dutch
8101 The Office J.J. Voskuil 1996 Dutch Dutch
8217 The Descent Of Man Charles Darwin 1871 British English
8486 History Of Germany In The Nineteenth Century Heinrich von Treitschke 1879 German German
8886 Dictionary Of Subjects And Symbols In Art James Hall 1974 British English
10583 Quicksilver Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
10711 The Baroque Cycle Neal Stephenson 2003 American English
11006 The Third Reich Michael Burleigh 2000 British English
12202 The Diary Of Anne Frank Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich 1955 American English
12352 Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009 American English