The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Caribbean

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 409 '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
154 Love in the Time of Cholera Gabriel García Márquez 1985 Colombian Spanish
1161 Annie John Jamaica Kincaid 1985 Antiguan English
1396 A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again David Foster Wallace 1997 American English
1416 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano 1789 African English
1524 Omeros Derek Walcott 1990 Saint Lucian English
3362 Jumbee And Other Uncanny Tales Henry S. Whitehead 1929 American English
3385 The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll Alvaro Mutis 1993 Colombian Spanish
3807 The Arrivants Kamau Brathwaite 1973 Barbadian English
3904 Travels With Myself And Another Martha Gellhorn 1978 American English
3931 Guerrillas V. S. Naipaul 1975 Trinidadian English
4059 Indigo Marina Warner 1992 British English
4491 Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow 2004 American English
4625 The Black Atlantic Paul Gilroy 1993 British English
5837 Salt Earl Lovelace 1996 Trinidadian English
7600 A Small Place Jamaica Kincaid 1988 Antiguan English
8615 Crossing The River Caryl Phillips 1993 British English
9279 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
10642 The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation David Brion Davis 2014 American English
10875 The Other Slavery Andrés Reséndez 2016 American English
10904 Black Cake Charmaine Wilkerson 2022 American English
12607 The Chip Chip Gatherers Shiva Naipaul 1973 Trinidadian English
12607 Collected Poems Derek Walcott 1986 Saint Lucian English
12607 Lady In Waiting Anne Glenconner 2019 British English