The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Australia

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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
9799 Blak Work Alison Whittaker 2018 Australian English
9799 Axiomatic Maria Tumarkin 2018 Australian English
9799 The Shepherd's Hut Tim Winton 2018 Australian English
9955 Songspirals Gay'wu Group of Women 2019 Unknown English
9969 Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran 2022 Unknown English
10009 The End Of Nature Bill McKibben 1989 American English
10087 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10110 Stradbroke Dreamtime Oodgeroo Noonuccal 1972 Australian English
10125 The Winds Of Change Eugene Linden 2006 Unknown English
10227 The Museum Of Modern Love Heather Rose 2018 Australian English
10298 Dirt Music Tim Winton 2001 Australian English
10381 Another Day In The Colony Chelsea Watego 2021 Unknown English
10381 Tiger Daughter Rebecca Lim 2021 Australian English
10381 The Airways Jennifer Mills 2021 Unknown English
10381 Rogue Forces Mark Willacy 2021 Unknown English
10394 Memorial Days Geraldine Brooks 2025 Unknown English
10450 Arthur Ashe: A Life Raymond Arsenault 2018 Unknown English
10450 Churchill Andrew Roberts 2018 British English
10498 The Second Oldest Profession Phillip Knightley 1986 British English
10543 The Yield Tara June Winch 2019 Australian English
10564 China’s Great Wall Of Debt Dinny McMahon 2018 Unknown English
10574 The Half Known Life Pico Iyer 2023 British English
10615 Madukka The River Serpent Julie Janson 2022 Unknown English
10650 Chinese Postman Brian Castro 2024 Unknown English
10665 36 Ways Of Writing A Vietnamese Poem Nam Le 2024 Multiple English
10671 Dirrayawadha Anita Heiss 2024 Australian English
10682 What An Owl Knows Jennifer Ackerman 2023 Unknown English
10727 Dirt Poor Islanders Winnie Dunn 2022 Unknown English
10807 Laurinda Alice Pung 2014 Australian English
10875 West Girls Laura Elizabeth Woollett 2023 Unknown English
10875 Anam André Dao 2023 Unknown English
10875 The Vitals Tracy Sorensen 2023 Unknown English
10875 The Pole And Other Stories J. M. Coetzee 2023 South African English
10889 Looking For Alibrandi Melina Marchetta 1992 Australian English
10891 Lola In The Mirror Trent Dalton 2023 Australian English
10902 Inside My Mother Ali Cobby Eckermann 2015 Australian English
10931 Bodies Of Light Jennifer Down 2021 Australian English
10968 This Machine Kills Secrets Andy Greenberg 2012 Unknown English
10992 Portable Curiosities Julie Koh 2016 Australian English
11036 The Riders Tim Winton 1994 Australian English
11072 The Lost Man Jane Harper 2018 Australian English
11078 Theory & Practice Michelle de Kretser 2024 Unknown English
11081 Mirror Sydney Vanessa Berry 2017 Australian English
11087 Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin 2003 Australian English
11218 The Color Of Violence INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence 2006 Unknown English
11273 The Playmaker Thomas Keneally 1987 Australian English
11312 Bad Art Mother Edwina Preston 2022 Unknown English
11341 Best Loved Folktales Of The World Joanna Cole 1982 Unknown English
11353 The House Of Youssef Yumna Kassab 2019 Australian English
11497 What The Colonists Never Knew Dennis Foley, Peter Read 2020 Unknown English
11528 Journals (Cook) James Cook 1768 British English
11610 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11611 The Cross Cultural Process In Christian History Andrew Walls 2002 Unknown English
11634 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
11641 On Animals Susan Orlean 2021 American English
11837 The Balance Of Nature John Kricher 2009 Unknown English
11859 Swimming To Antarctica Lynne Cox 1994 American English
11888 The Rabbiter's Bounty Les A. Murray 1991 Australian English
11882 Root And Branch Eda Gunaydin 2022 Unknown English
11882 Losing Face George Haddad 2022 Unknown English
11882 This All Come Back Now Mykaula Saunders 2022 Unknown English
11882 All That’s Left Unsaid Tracey Lien 2022 Unknown English
12023 Cafe Scheherazade Arnold Zable 2001 Australian English
12029 Fighting Mc Kenzie Anzac Chaplain Col Stringer 2002 Australian English
12122 The Palestine Laboratory Antony Loewenstein 2023 Australian English
12122 Songs For The Dead And The Living Sara M. Saleh 2023 Unknown English
12125 The Season Helen Garner 2024 Australian English
12410 Tidelines Sarah Sasson 2024 Unknown English
12410 Growing Up In Australia Various authors Unknown Unknown
12410 Populate And Perish George Haddad Unknown English
12569 A Language Of Limbs Dylin Hardcastle 2024 Unknown English
12583 Scarecrow Matthew Reilly 2003 Australian English
12819 Rage Steve Gerlach 2006 Australian English
13211 The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion 2013 Australian English
13359 The Descent Of Man Charles Darwin 1871 British English
13549 How To Be A Good Creature Sy Montgomery 2018 American English
13702 Collapse Jared Diamond 2005 American English
13735 Christianity In The Twentieth Century Brian Stanley 2018 British English
13750 The Dead Heart Douglas Kennedy 1994 American English
13885 Faith Singer Rosie Scott 2000 Australian English
13885 Googled Ken Auletta 2009 American English
13986 I'm Dying Laughing Christina Stead 1986 Australian English
14070 Erste Erde Epos Raoul Schrott 2016 Austrian German
14138 On Fragile Waves E. Lily Yu 2021 American English
14192 Pax Britannica James Morris 1968 British English
14199 Picnic At Hanging Rock Joan Lindsay 1967 Australian English
14232 People Of The Book Geraldine Brooks 2008 Australian English
14232 Under A White Sky Elizabeth Kolbert 2021 American English
14323 Upheaval Jared Diamond 2019 American English
14498 Super Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt 2009 American English
14588 Confident Women Tori Telfer 2021 Unknown English
14598 The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond 2012 American English
14761 The Home Of The Blizzard Douglas Mawson 1914 Australian English
14788 For The Term Of His Natural Life Marcus Clarke 1874 Australian English
14897 The Harp In The South Ruth Park 1948 Australian English
14897 Power Without Glory Frank Hardy 1950 Australian English
14897 Robbery Under Arms Rolf Boldrewood 1882 Australian English
14984 Cooper's Creek Alan Moorehead 1963 Australian English
14984 Reliable Essays Clive James 2001 British English
14984 This House of Grief Helen Garner 2014 Australian English
14984 The Tyranny Of Distance Geoffrey Blainey 1966 Australian English
14984 The Children's Bach Helen Garner 1984 Australian English
14984 Cultural Amnesia Clive James 2007 Australian English
14984 Here One Moment Liane Moriarty 2024 Unknown Unknown
14984 Horse Geraldine Brooks 2022 Australian English
14984 Ornamentalism David Cannadine 2001 British English
14984 Ultra Processed People Chris van Tulleken 2023 British English
14984 The Happiest Man On Earth Eddie Jaku 2020 Unknown English
15586 Story Of Mankind Hendrik Willem van Loon 1921 American English
15898 Seven Little Australians Ethel Turner 1894 Australian English
15898 The Confessions Of A Beachcomber E J Banfield 1908 Australian English
15898 The Story Of Anzac C E W Bean 1921 Australian English
15898 By Reef And Palm Louis Becke 1900 Australian English
15898 Little Bush Maid Mary Grant Bruce 1910 Australian English
15898 The Eureka Stockade Raffaello Carboni 1855 Australian English
15898 Spinifex And Sand David Carnegie 1898 Australian English
15898 Such Is Life Joseph Furphy 1903 Australian English
15898 A House Is Built M Bernard Eldershaw 1929 Australian English
15898 The Adventures Of Snugglepot And Cuddlepie May Gibbs 1918 Australian English
15898 Australia Twice Traversed Ernest Giles 1889 Australian English