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
9803 Blak Work Alison Whittaker 2018 Australian English
9803 Axiomatic Maria Tumarkin 2018 Australian English
9803 The Shepherd's Hut Tim Winton 2018 Australian English
9960 Songspirals Gay'wu Group of Women 2019 Unknown English
9974 Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran 2022 Unknown English
10014 The End Of Nature Bill McKibben 1989 American English
10092 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10115 Stradbroke Dreamtime Oodgeroo Noonuccal 1972 Australian English
10129 The Winds Of Change Eugene Linden 2006 Unknown English
10232 The Museum Of Modern Love Heather Rose 2018 Australian English
10302 Dirt Music Tim Winton 2001 Australian English
10385 Another Day In The Colony Chelsea Watego 2021 Unknown English
10385 Tiger Daughter Rebecca Lim 2021 Australian English
10385 The Airways Jennifer Mills 2021 Unknown English
10385 Rogue Forces Mark Willacy 2021 Unknown English
10398 Memorial Days Geraldine Brooks 2025 Unknown English
10454 Arthur Ashe: A Life Raymond Arsenault 2018 Unknown English
10454 Churchill Andrew Roberts 2018 British English
10502 The Second Oldest Profession Phillip Knightley 1986 British English
10547 The Yield Tara June Winch 2019 Australian English
10568 China’s Great Wall Of Debt Dinny McMahon 2018 Unknown English
10578 The Half Known Life Pico Iyer 2023 British English
10619 Madukka The River Serpent Julie Janson 2022 Unknown English
10655 Chinese Postman Brian Castro 2024 Unknown English
10670 36 Ways Of Writing A Vietnamese Poem Nam Le 2024 Multiple English
10676 Dirrayawadha Anita Heiss 2024 Australian English
10687 What An Owl Knows Jennifer Ackerman 2023 Unknown English
10732 Dirt Poor Islanders Winnie Dunn 2022 Unknown English
10812 Laurinda Alice Pung 2014 Australian English
10880 West Girls Laura Elizabeth Woollett 2023 Unknown English
10880 Anam André Dao 2023 Unknown English
10880 The Vitals Tracy Sorensen 2023 Unknown English
10880 The Pole And Other Stories J. M. Coetzee 2023 South African English
10894 Looking For Alibrandi Melina Marchetta 1992 Australian English
10896 Lola In The Mirror Trent Dalton 2023 Australian English
10907 Inside My Mother Ali Cobby Eckermann 2015 Australian English
10936 Bodies Of Light Jennifer Down 2021 Australian English
10973 This Machine Kills Secrets Andy Greenberg 2012 Unknown English
10997 Portable Curiosities Julie Koh 2016 Australian English
11041 The Riders Tim Winton 1994 Australian English
11077 The Lost Man Jane Harper 2018 Australian English
11083 Theory & Practice Michelle de Kretser 2024 Unknown English
11086 Mirror Sydney Vanessa Berry 2017 Australian English
11092 Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin 2003 Australian English
11223 The Color Of Violence INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence 2006 Unknown English
11278 The Playmaker Thomas Keneally 1987 Australian English
11317 Bad Art Mother Edwina Preston 2022 Unknown English
11346 Best Loved Folktales Of The World Joanna Cole 1982 Unknown English
11358 The House Of Youssef Yumna Kassab 2019 Australian English
11500 What The Colonists Never Knew Dennis Foley, Peter Read 2020 Unknown English
11531 Journals (Cook) James Cook 1768 British English
11613 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11614 The Cross Cultural Process In Christian History Andrew Walls 2002 Unknown English
11637 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
11644 On Animals Susan Orlean 2021 American English
11839 The Balance Of Nature John Kricher 2009 Unknown English
11861 Swimming To Antarctica Lynne Cox 1994 American English
11890 The Rabbiter's Bounty Les A. Murray 1991 Australian English
11884 Root And Branch Eda Gunaydin 2022 Unknown English
11884 Losing Face George Haddad 2022 Unknown English
11884 This All Come Back Now Mykaula Saunders 2022 Unknown English
11884 All That’s Left Unsaid Tracey Lien 2022 Unknown English
12025 Cafe Scheherazade Arnold Zable 2001 Australian English
12031 Fighting Mc Kenzie Anzac Chaplain Col Stringer 2002 Australian English
12123 The Palestine Laboratory Antony Loewenstein 2023 Australian English
12123 Songs For The Dead And The Living Sara M. Saleh 2023 Unknown English
12126 The Season Helen Garner 2024 Australian English
12412 Tidelines Sarah Sasson 2024 Unknown English
12412 Growing Up In Australia Various authors Unknown Unknown
12412 Populate And Perish George Haddad Unknown English
12571 A Language Of Limbs Dylin Hardcastle 2024 Unknown English
12585 Scarecrow Matthew Reilly 2003 Australian English
12821 Rage Steve Gerlach 2006 Australian English
13214 The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion 2013 Australian English
13362 The Descent Of Man Charles Darwin 1871 British English
13550 How To Be A Good Creature Sy Montgomery 2018 American English
13703 Collapse Jared Diamond 2005 American English
13736 Christianity In The Twentieth Century Brian Stanley 2018 British English
13751 The Dead Heart Douglas Kennedy 1994 American English
13886 Faith Singer Rosie Scott 2000 Australian English
13886 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
14324 Upheaval Jared Diamond 2019 American English
14499 Super Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt 2009 American English
14589 Confident Women Tori Telfer 2021 Unknown English
14599 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
14899 The Harp In The South Ruth Park 1948 Australian English
14899 Power Without Glory Frank Hardy 1950 Australian English
14899 Robbery Under Arms Rolf Boldrewood 1882 Australian English
14985 Cooper's Creek Alan Moorehead 1963 Australian English
14985 Reliable Essays Clive James 2001 British English
14985 This House of Grief Helen Garner 2014 Australian English
14985 The Tyranny Of Distance Geoffrey Blainey 1966 Australian English
14985 The Children's Bach Helen Garner 1984 Australian English
14985 Cultural Amnesia Clive James 2007 Australian English
14985 Here One Moment Liane Moriarty 2024 Unknown Unknown
14985 Horse Geraldine Brooks 2022 Australian English
14985 Ornamentalism David Cannadine 2001 British English
14985 Ultra Processed People Chris van Tulleken 2023 British English
14985 The Happiest Man On Earth Eddie Jaku 2020 Unknown English
15592 Story Of Mankind Hendrik Willem van Loon 1921 American English
15916 Seven Little Australians Ethel Turner 1894 Australian English
15916 The Confessions Of A Beachcomber E J Banfield 1908 Australian English
15916 The Story Of Anzac C E W Bean 1921 Australian English
15916 By Reef And Palm Louis Becke 1900 Australian English
15916 Little Bush Maid Mary Grant Bruce 1910 Australian English
15916 The Eureka Stockade Raffaello Carboni 1855 Australian English
15916 Spinifex And Sand David Carnegie 1898 Australian English
15916 Such Is Life Joseph Furphy 1903 Australian English
15916 A House Is Built M Bernard Eldershaw 1929 Australian English
15916 The Adventures Of Snugglepot And Cuddlepie May Gibbs 1918 Australian English
15916 Australia Twice Traversed Ernest Giles 1889 Australian English