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.
Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
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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 |