The Greatest Books of All Time on Boredom

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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
20 Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert 1857 French French
522 The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster 1961 American English
2274 Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen 1890 Norwegian Norwegian
7655 The Sunday Of Life Raymond Queneau 1952 French French
10166 The Pale King David Foster Wallace 2011 American English
17119 Popular Hits Of The Showa Era Ryƫ Murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese