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 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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1086 Misery Stephen King 1987 American English
2200 Trojan Women Euripides -415 Greek Ancient greek
2499 Room Emma Donoghue 2010 Irish English
2598 A Fringe Of Leaves Patrick White 1976 Australian English
3833 The Doctor Of Stalingrad Heinz G. Konsalik 1956 German German
3954 A Prisoner Of War’s Story Stratis Doukas 1929 Greek Greek
4900 The Redeemed Captive John Williams 1707 American English
5816 Cyclops Euripides -405 Greek Ancient greek
6504 Hope Leslie; Or, Early Times In The Massachusetts Catharine Maria Sedgwick 1827 American English
7216 Juives Robert Garnier 1583 French French
7672 The One And Only Ivan Katherine Applegate 2012 American English
7766 As If I Am Not There Slavenka Drakulic 1999 Croatian English
9724 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
10295 La Otra Mano De Lepanto Carmen Boullosa 2004 Mexican Spanish
11663 The Ordeal Of Elizabeth Marsh Linda Colley 2007 British English
13228 An Evil Cradling Brian Keenan 1991 British English
13600 The Long Holiday Francis Ambrière 1946 French English
13600 Les Bêtes Pierre Gascar 1953 French French
13751 The Dead Heart Douglas Kennedy 1994 American English
14985 Follow the River James Alexander Thom 1981 American English
14985 The Real Story Stephen R. Donaldson 1991 American English
15734 Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez / The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez José F. Buscaglia-Salgado, Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora 1690 Mexican Spanish
15916 Narrative Of The Captivity And Restoration Of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson Mary White Rowlandson 1682 American English
15916 In The Hands Of The Senecas Walter D. Edmonds 1950 American English
17164 Reflections from Captivity Ho Chi Minn 1965 Vietnamese Vietnamese
17164 The Silence of the Girls Pat Barker 2018 British English
17164 Des Nœuds D'acier Sandrine Collette 2013 French French
17164 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17164 Thought To Exist In The Wild Derrick Jensen 2007 American English
17164 The Icebound Land John Flanagan 2005 Australian English
17164 To Free The Captives Tracy K. Smith 2023 Unknown English
17164 Trauma And Recovery Judith Lewis Herman 1992 American English
17164 A House In The Sky Jim Corbett, Lindhout, Amanda 2013 Canadian English