The Greatest Books of All Time on Character Development
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2329 | Tom Brown's School Days | Thomas Hughes | 1857 | British | English | |
| 2726 | The Discovery Of Slowness | Sten Nadolny | 1983 | German | German | |
| 14180 | The Rhetoric of Fiction | Wayne C. Booth | 1961 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Art Of Fiction | David Lodge | 1992 | British | English | |
| 17172 | On Becoming A Novelist | John Gardner | 1983 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Writing Fiction | Janet Burroway | 1982 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Screenplay | Syd Field | 1979 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Raising Men | Davis, Eric, Santorelli, Dina | 2016 | Unknown | English | |
| 17172 | The Anatomy Of Genres | John Truby | 2022 | American | English |