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
2489 Murder In The Cathedral T. S. Eliot 1935 British English
2726 A Man For All Seasons Robert Bolt 1960 American English
6934 The Tell Tale Heart And Other Writings Edgar Allan Poe 1843 American English
7914 The Devil and Miss Prym Paulo Coelho 2000 Brazilian Portuguese
8363 Ethics Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1949 German German
9190 Violation Sallie Tisdale 2016 American English
11373 Refusal To Obey Jean Giono French French
12343 Judge On Trial Ivan Klima 1991 Czech Czech
12675 The Spiral Ascent Edward Upward British English
13619 L'ordre Marcel Arland 1929 French French
13619 The Priest Beatrix Beck 1952 French French
14160 The Lesser Evil Victor Klemperer German Unknown
15776 Crime And Punishment Dostoyevsky 1866 Russian Russian
16559 Screwtape Letters Clive Staples Lewis 1942 British English
16654 The Sea And Poison Shūsaku Endō 1958 Japanese Japanese
16723 Las Confesiones Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1782 Genevan French
17023 A Horseman In The Sky Ambrose Bierce 1898 American English
17084 The Death Ivan Ilych And Other Stories Leo Tolstoy 1886 Russian Russian
16828 Portrait Of A Lady Henrey James 1881 American English
17113 Fault Lines James Carroll 1980 American English
17113 Christ Is Recrucified Kazantzakis Greek Greek
17113 Als Zeuge Der Zeit Arthur Koestler 1983 German Unknown