The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Calcutta

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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
815 Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne 1872 French French
3929 The Vice-Consul Marguerite Duras 1966 French French
4626 The Opium War Julia Lovell 2011 British English
9258 Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri 2008 Indian English
9829 Sea of Poppies Amitav Ghosh 2008 Indian English
11070 Smoke And Ashes Abir Mukherjee 2018 British English
13337 River Of Smoke Amitav Ghosh 2011 Indian English
13771 Flood Of Fire Amitav Ghosh 2015 Indian English
14174 Wife Bharati Mukherjee 1975 Indian English
14787 The Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian Nirad C. Chaudhuri 1951 Indian English
14946 Freedom At Midnight Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins 1975 Multiple English
14983 The Collector Of Worlds Iliya Troyanov 2006 German German
17117 The Calcutta Chromosome Amitav Ghosh 1995 Indian English
17117 An Atlas Of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008 Indian English
17117 The Vintage Book Of Indian Writing 1947 1997 Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth J. West 1997 Multiple English
17117 From The Ruins Of Empire Pankaj Mishra 2012 Indian English
17117 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
16910 Fate Is The Hunter Ernest K. Gann 1961 American English
16765 Shadow Of The Moon M.M. Kaye 1956 British English
17117 In Light Of India Octavio Paz 1995 Mexican Spanish