The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Colombia

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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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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
166 Love in the Time of Cholera Gabriel García Márquez 1985 Colombian Spanish
2031 Cosmos Alexander von Humboldt 1845 German German
2105 Chronicle of a Death Foretold Gabriel García Márquez 1981 Colombian Spanish
2187 No One Writes to the Colonel Gabriel García Márquez 1961 Colombian Spanish
3275 The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll Alvaro Mutis 1993 Colombian Spanish
3320 Our Lady of the Assassins Fernando Vallejo 1994 Colombian Spanish
4441 Oblivion Héctor Abad Faciolince 2006 Colombian Spanish
4579 Papillon Henri Charrière 1969 French French
4623 The Abyss Fernando Vallejo 2001 Colombian Spanish
4677 Of Love And Other Demons Gabriel García Márquez 1994 Colombian Spanish
5595 The Sound Of Things Falling Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2011 Colombian Spanish
5954 Collected Stories Gabriel García Márquez 1996 Colombian Spanish
6251 The Vortex José Eustacio Rivera 1924 Colombian Spanish
6792 La Tejedora De Coronas Germán Espinosa 1982 Colombian Spanish
6938 Clear And Present Danger Tom Clancy 1989 American English
6967 The Boat Nam Le 2008 Australian English
7195 The Storm Tomás González 1985 Colombian Spanish
7603 Sin Remedio Antonio Caballero 1984 Colombian Spanish
7712 The Snow Of The Admiral Alvaro Mutis 1986 Colombian Spanish
8580 Cartas Cruzadas Darío Jaramillo 1995 Colombian Spanish
9191 Happy City Charles Montgomery 2013 Canadian English
9365 Rosario Tijeras Jorge Franco 1999 Colombian Spanish
9679 Tropical Nature Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata 1984 Unknown English
9760 The Armies Evelio Rosero 2007 Colombian Spanish
10087 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10093 The Secret History Of Costaguana Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2007 Colombian Spanish
10379 Memories Of My Melancholy Whores Gabriel García Márquez 2004 Colombian Spanish
10692 The Faraway World Patricia Engel 2023 American English
11241 December Breeze Marvel Moreno 1987 Colombian Spanish
11363 Complete Works Jorge Luis Borges Argentinian Spanish
11514 The Other Slavery Andrés Reséndez 2016 American English
11611 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11632 Las Estrellas Son Negras Arnoldo Palacios 1949 Colombian Spanish
11632 Catalina Elisa Mujica 1952 Colombian Spanish
11635 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
12448 Changó, The Biggest Badass Manuel Zapata Olivella 1983 Colombian Spanish
12448 In The Beginning Was The Sea Tomás González 1983 Colombian Spanish
13333 Un Beso De Dick Fernando Molano 1992 Colombian Spanish
13532 The Path Between The Seas David McCullough 1977 American English
14104 Los Días Azules Fernando Vallejo 2020 Colombian Spanish
14203 Duermevela Melba Escobar 2010 Colombian Unknown
14498 News Of A Kidnapping Gabriel García Márquez 1996 Colombian Spanish
14588 Primera Persona Margarita García Robayo 2017 Colombian Spanish
14588 The Bitch Pilar Quintana 2017 Colombian Spanish
14984 Salt Mark Kurlansky 2002 American English
15901 A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies Bartolomé de las Casas 1552 Spanish Spanish
15901 Tschiffely's Ride A. F. Tschiffely 1933 British English
17122 Delirium Laura Restrepo 2004 Colombian Spanish
17122 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17122 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17122 The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara 1993 Argentinian Spanish
17122 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17122 The Incas Daniel Peters 1991 Unknown English
17122 Thanks A Thousand A. J. Jacobs 2018 American English
17122 Retrospective Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2023 Colombian Spanish
17122 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17122 Missionaries Phil Klay 2020 American English
17122 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
17122 Fish Soup Margarita García Robayo 2018 Colombian Spanish
17122 To Shake The Sleeping Self Jedidiah Jenkins 2018 American English