The Greatest Books of All Time on Conscience

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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
2491 Murder In The Cathedral T. S. Eliot 1935 British English
2724 A Man For All Seasons Robert Bolt 1960 American English
6933 The Tell Tale Heart And Other Writings Edgar Allan Poe 1843 American English
7915 The Devil and Miss Prym Paulo Coelho 2000 Brazilian Portuguese
8363 Ethics Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1949 German German
9192 Violation Sallie Tisdale 2016 American English
11365 Refusal To Obey Jean Giono French French
12326 Judge On Trial Ivan Klima 1991 Czech Czech
12657 The Spiral Ascent Edward Upward British English
13600 L'ordre Marcel Arland 1929 French French
13600 The Priest Beatrix Beck 1952 French French
14138 The Lesser Evil Victor Klemperer German Unknown
15782 Crime And Punishment Dostoyevsky 1866 Russian Russian
16588 Screwtape Letters Clive Staples Lewis 1942 British English
16696 The Sea And Poison Shūsaku Endō 1958 Japanese Japanese
16760 Las Confesiones Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1782 Genevan French
17097 A Horseman In The Sky Ambrose Bierce 1898 American English
17139 The Death Ivan Ilych And Other Stories Leo Tolstoy 1886 Russian Russian
16873 Portrait Of A Lady Henrey James 1881 American English
17161 Fault Lines James Carroll 1980 American English
17161 Christ Is Recrucified Kazantzakis Greek Greek
17161 Als Zeuge Der Zeit Arthur Koestler 1983 German Unknown