The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Arctic

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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
1786 Farthest North Fridtjof Nansen 1897 Norwegian Norwegian
2725 The Discovery Of Slowness Sten Nadolny 1983 German German
4931 The Terror Dan Simmons 2007 American English
4981 Arctic Dreams Barry Lopez 1986 American English
5257 Solomon Gursky Was Here Mordecai Richler 1989 Canadian English
6906 Washington Black Esi Edugyan 2018 Canadian English
11660 The North Water Ian McGuire 2016 British English
13332 North Pole Landscape Painting Wumingshi 1943 Chinese Unknown
16947 Kabloona Gontran de Poncins 1941 French French
17117 Prisoners Of Geography Tim Marshall 2015 British English