The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Botswana

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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
1200 Mating Norman Rush 1991 American English
1321 A Question of Power Bessie Head 1973 Botswanan English
2496 Mortals Norman Rush 2003 American English
4854 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith 1998 Scottish English
5529 Africa Jiří Hanzelka, Miroslav Zikmund 1952 Czech Czech
10738 The Collector Of Treasures Bessie Head 1977 Botswanan English
11610 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11660 Whites Norman Rush 1986 American English
14730 The Looting Machine Tom Burgis 2015 British English
14896 When Rain Clouds Gather Bessie Head 1968 Botswana English
15897 Neo Colonialism, The Last Stage Of Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah 1965 Ghanaian English
15897 Commando Deneys Reitz 1930 South African English
17114 Armed And Dangerous Ronnie Kasrils 1993 South African English
17114 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17114 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17114 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17114 The World That Made Mandela Luli Callinicos 2000 Unknown English
17114 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17114 The Washing Of The Spears Donald R. Morris 1965 American English
17114 Spare Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex 2023 British English