The Greatest Drama Books of All Time Set in California

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 '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
225 East of Eden John Steinbeck 1952 American English
247 Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck 1937 American English
397 The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan 1989 American English
780 Tales of the City Armistead Maupin 1978 American English
938 Blonde Joyce Carol Oates 2000 American English
2690 Cutter and Bone Newton Thornburg 1976 American English
3027 What Is the What Dave Eggers 2006 American English
3591 Fifth Chinese Daughter Jade Snow Wong 1945 American English
4627 Small Fry Lisa Brennan-Jobs 2018 American English
5654 The Choirboys Joseph Wambaugh 1975 American English
5664 A Single Man Christopher Isherwood 1964 British English
5884 The Other Americans Laila Lalami 2019 Moroccan English
5884 Your House Will Pay Steph Cha 2019 American English
6442 The Kitchen God's Wife Amy Tan 1991 American English
6807 Carter Beats The Devil Glen David Gold 2001 American English
7483 The Spectator Bird Wallace Stegner 1976 American English
7796 White Oleander Fitch, Janet 1999 American English
7828 Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 American English
8804 I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy 2022 American English
8906 Bone Fae Myenne Ng 1993 American English
8934 All The Little Live Things Wallace Stegner 1967 American English
10624 18% Gray Zachary Karabashliev 2008 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10740 The Complete Plays Of Eugene O'neill Eugene O'Neill 1959 American English
10778 San Remo Drive Leslie Epstein 2003 American English
12508 Mars Room Rachel Kushner 2018 American English
14371 Nightcrawling Leila Mottley 2022 American English
14371 Other Desert Cities Jon Robin Baitz 2011 American English
14371 Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 2012 American English