The Greatest Books of All Time on Captivity

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 743 '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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1084 Misery Stephen King 1987 American English
2187 Trojan Women Euripides -415 Greek Ancient greek
2493 Room Emma Donoghue 2010 Irish English
2595 A Fringe Of Leaves Patrick White 1976 Australian English
3829 The Doctor Of Stalingrad Heinz G. Konsalik 1956 German German
3948 A Prisoner Of War’s Story Stratis Doukas 1929 Greek Greek
4891 The Redeemed Captive John Williams 1707 American English
5804 Cyclops Euripides -405 Greek Ancient greek
6494 Hope Leslie; Or, Early Times In The Massachusetts Catharine Maria Sedgwick 1827 American English
7201 Juives Robert Garnier 1583 French French
7655 The One And Only Ivan Katherine Applegate 2012 American English
7749 As If I Am Not There Slavenka Drakulic 1999 Croatian English
9703 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
10270 La Otra Mano De Lepanto Carmen Boullosa 2004 Mexican Spanish
11636 The Ordeal Of Elizabeth Marsh Linda Colley 2007 British English
13195 An Evil Cradling Brian Keenan 1991 British English
13553 The Long Holiday Francis Ambrière 1946 French English
13553 Les Bêtes Pierre Gascar 1953 French French
13702 The Dead Heart Douglas Kennedy 1994 American English
14901 Follow the River James Alexander Thom 1981 American English
14901 The Real Story Stephen R. Donaldson 1991 American English
15616 Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez / The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez José F. Buscaglia-Salgado, Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora 1690 Mexican Spanish
15786 Narrative Of The Captivity And Restoration Of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson Mary White Rowlandson 1682 American English
15786 In The Hands Of The Senecas Walter D. Edmonds 1950 American English
17010 Reflections from Captivity Ho Chi Minn 1965 Vietnamese Vietnamese
17010 The Silence of the Girls Pat Barker 2018 British English
17010 Des Nœuds D'acier Sandrine Collette 2013 French French
17010 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17010 Thought To Exist In The Wild Derrick Jensen 2007 American English
17010 To Free The Captives Tracy K. Smith 2023 Unknown English
17010 Trauma And Recovery Judith Lewis Herman 1992 American English
17010 A House In The Sky Jim Corbett, Lindhout, Amanda 2013 Canadian English