The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Colombo

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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
3485 The Scorpion Fish Nicolas Bouvier 1982 French French
7836 Funny Boy Shyam Selvadurai 1994 Sri Lankan English
8188 Questions Of Travel Michelle de Kretser 2012 Australian English
10577 The Half Known Life Pico Iyer 2023 British English
11636 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
14985 The History And Culture Of The Indian People R. C. Majumdar Indian English
14985 Brotherless Night V.V. Ganeshananthan 2023 Unknown English
17161 A Passage North Anuk Arudpragasam 2021 Sri Lankan English
17161 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17161 On The Front Line Marie Colvin 2012 British English
17161 Tamil David Dean Shulman 2016 Unknown English
17161 Cinnamon Gardens Shyam Selvadurai 1998 Sri Lankan English
17161 Running In The Family Michael Ondaatje 1982 Canadian English
17161 A Corner Of A Foreign Field Ramachandra Guha 2003 Indian English
17161 A Textbook Of Medieval Indian History Sailendra Nath Sen 2010 Indian English
17161 The Half Known Life Pico Iyer 2023 British English
17161 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English
17161 The Tao Of Cricket Ashis Nandy 1989 Indian English