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
2498 Mortals Norman Rush 2003 American English
4855 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith 1998 Scottish English
5531 Africa Jiří Hanzelka, Miroslav Zikmund 1952 Czech Czech
10744 The Collector Of Treasures Bessie Head 1977 Botswanan English
11612 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11662 Whites Norman Rush 1986 American English
14732 The Looting Machine Tom Burgis 2015 British English
14899 When Rain Clouds Gather Bessie Head 1968 Botswana English
15914 Neo Colonialism, The Last Stage Of Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah 1965 Ghanaian English
15914 Commando Deneys Reitz 1930 South African English
17158 Armed And Dangerous Ronnie Kasrils 1993 South African English
17158 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17158 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17158 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17158 The World That Made Mandela Luli Callinicos 2000 Unknown English
17158 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17158 The Washing Of The Spears Donald R. Morris 1965 American English
17158 Spare Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex 2023 British English