The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Beirut

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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
966 The Ipcress File Len Deighton 1962 British English
3531 An Unnecessary Woman Rabih Alameddine 2013 Lebanese English
3637 The Bible As History Werner Keller 1955 German German
3837 De Niro's Game Rawi Hage 2006 Canadian English
4541 The Stone Of Laughter Hoda Barakat 1990 Lebanese Arabic
5608 Die Fälschung Nicolas Born 1979 German German
5730 I, The Divine Rabih Alameddine 2001 Lebanese English
6621 Zone Mathias Enard 2008 French French
9262 From Beirut to Jerusalem Thomas L. Friedman 1989 American English
11004 Shifting The Silence Etel Adnan 2020 Unknown English
11636 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
11643 Arsonists City Hala Alyan 2021 American English
12259 Beirut Fragments Jean Said Makdisi 1990 Lebanese English
13228 An Evil Cradling Brian Keenan 1991 British English
14985 The Question Of Palestine Edward W. Said 1979 American English
16532 Latin Quarter Suhail Idriss 1953 Lebanese Arabic
17159 My Silent War Kim Philby 1968 British English
17159 Beirut Nightmares Ghada Samman 1977 Syrian Arabic
17159 Death In Beirut Tawfiq Yousef Awad 1973 Lebanese Arabic
17159 Gate Of The Sun Elias Khoury 1998 Lebanese Arabic
17159 Ras Beirut Yasin Rifa’ieh 1987 Unknown Unknown
17159 The Poetry Of Arab Women Nathalie Handal 2001 Multiple English
17159 Islam And The West Bernard Lewis 1993 British English
17159 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17159 1177 B.C. Eric H. Cline 2014 American English
17159 On The Front Line Marie Colvin 2012 British English
17159 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17159 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17159 The Silk Road Valerie Hansen 2012 Unknown English
17159 Grand Delusion Steven Simon 2023 Unknown English
17159 Writers And Missionaries Adam Shatz 2023 Unknown English
17159 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17159 Islam In History Bernard Lewis 1973 British English
17159 Journal Of An Ordinary Grief Mahmoud Darwish 1973 Palestinian Arabic