The Greatest Autobiography Books of All Time

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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
16823 Sun And Steel Yukio Mishima 1968 Japanese Japanese
17106 Narrative Of The Life Of Fredrick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1845 American English
17150 A Day Of Pleasure Isaac Bashevis Singer 1963 Polish English
17150 Homesick Jean Fritz 1982 American English
17150 Open Heart Elie Wiesel 2012 American French
17150 Sonic Life Thurston Moore 2023 American English
17150 A Memoir Of My Former Self Hilary Mantel 2023 British English
17150 Maya Angelou Maya Angelou 1994 American Unknown
17150 Being Henry Henry Winkler 2023 Unknown English
17150 Everything/Nothing/Someone Alice Carrière 2023 Unknown English
17150 Run Towards The Danger Sarah Polley 2022 Canadian English
17150 Frank Skinner By Frank Skinner Quentin Skinner 2001 British English
17150 Another Bullshit Night In Suck City Nick Flynn 2004 American English
17150 Ordinary Light Tracy K. Smith 2015 American English
17150 The Happiest Refugee Anh Do 2010 Australian English
17150 Sing Backwards And Weep Mark Lanegan 2020 American English
17150 Maid Stephanie Land 2019 American English
17150 Dying Cory Taylor 2016 Australian English
17150 Coach Wooden And Me Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2017 American English
16849 Ensayos I Michel de Montaigne 1580 French French
17150 Letters To Friends, Family, And Editors Franz Kafka German German
17150 A House In The Sky Jim Corbett, Lindhout, Amanda 2013 Canadian English
17150 Year Book Seth Rogen Canadian English
17150 Hyperbole And A Half & Solutions And Other Problems By Allie Brosh 2 Books Collection Set Allie Brosh 2013 American English
17150 Year Of The King Antony Sher 1985 British English
17150 Easy Beauty Chloé Cooper Jones 2022 British English
17150 Blood Horses John Jeremiah Sullivan 2004 American English
17150 I'm Feeling Lucky Douglas Edwards 2011 American English
17150 Als Zeuge Der Zeit Arthur Koestler 1983 German Unknown