The Greatest Books of All Time on Body

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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
3542 Her Body and Other Parties Carmen Maria Machado 2017 American English
3846 Written on the Body Jeanette Winterson 1992 British English
4933 Exile And Pride Eli Clare 1999 American English
4944 The Breast Philip Roth 1972 American English
6372 The Feeling Of What Happens Antonio Damasio 1999 Portuguese English
6573 Phenomenology Of Perception Maurice Merleau-Ponty 1945 French French
7715 Selected Writings Antonin Artaud 1947 French French
8973 Clavícula Marta Sanz 2015 Spanish Spanish
9324 René’S Flesh Virgilio Piñera 1988 Cuban Spanish
10184 Winter Journal Paul Auster 2012 American English
11029 This Sex Which Is Not One Luce Irigary 1977 French French
11579 Plaintext Nancy Mairs 1986 American English
11650 Mammoth Eva Baltasar 2022 Catalan Catalan
11824 The Wax Child Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken 2023 Danish English
13100 Art Work Sally Mann 2025 American English
13357 Period Power Maisie Hill 2019 British English
13933 The Body William Sansom 1949 British English
14648 Wetlands Charlotte Roche 2008 German German
14983 The Body Yasuo Yuasa 1987 Japanese Japanese
15659 Oculus Sally Wen Mao 2019 American English
16489 Sun & Steel Yukio Mishima 1968 Japanese Japanese
16794 Sun And Steel Yukio Mishima 1968 Japanese Japanese
17117 Endure Alex Hutchinson 2018 Canadian English
17117 Thin Skin Jenn Shapland 2023 Unknown English
17117 Flesh In The Age Of Reason Roy Porter 2003 British English
17117 The Final Voicemails Max Ritvo American English