The Greatest Books of All Time on Blindness

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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
106 Oedipus the King Sophocles -429 Greek Ancient greek
131 King Lear William Shakespeare 1608 British English
362 Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor 1952 American English
383 Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles -401 Greek Ancient greek
917 The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham 1951 British English
994 Blindness José Saramago 1995 Portuguese Portuguese
1331 Cathedral Raymond Carver 1983 American English
1413 All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr 2014 American English
2067 How Late It Was, How Late James Kelman 1994 Scottish English
2446 Blindness Henry Green 1926 British English
3272 Bohemian Lights Ramón del Valle-Inclán 1920 Spanish Spanish
4878 Heroes And Tombs Ernesto Sábato 1961 Argentinian Spanish
5651 The Parable of the Blind Gert Hofmann 1985 German German
5748 The Insult Rupert Thomson 1996 British English
6801 Bird Box Josh Malerman 2014 American English
7215 Samson Agonistes John Milton 1671 British English
7215 An Egyptian Childhood Taha Husayn 1929 Egyptian Arabic
8845 Seeing Red Lina Meruane 2012 Chilean Spanish
10634 The Country Of The Blind Andrew Leland 2023 Unknown English
15762 The Oedipus Plays Of Sophocles Sophocles -429 Greek Ancient greek
17120 The Night Of The Triffids Simon Clark 2001 British English
16852 The Theban Plays Sophocles -442 Greek Ancient greek
17120 The Hunting Accident David Carlson 2017 Unknown English