The Greatest Books of All Time on Decline
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Buddenbrooks | Thomas Mann | 1901 | German | German | |
| 199 | The Radetzky March | Joseph Roth | 1932 | Austrian | German | |
| 537 | The Waning of the Middle Ages | Johan Huizinga | 1919 | Dutch | Dutch | |
| 645 | A Study of History | Arnold J. Toynbee | 1934 | British | English | |
| 830 | The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon | 1776 | British | English | |
| 1230 | The Magnificent Ambersons | Booth Tarkington | 1918 | American | English | |
| 1540 | Decline of the West | Oswald Spengler | 1918 | German | German | |
| 1691 | Cat Country | Lao She | 1932 | Chinese | Chinese | |
| 2541 | The Artamonov Business | Maxim Gorky | 1925 | Russian | Russian | |
| 8812 | Shikasta | Doris May Lessing | 1979 | British | English | |
| 10932 | Langrishe, Go Down | Aidan Higgins | 1966 | Irish | English | |
| 14430 | The Greatness And Decline Of Rome | Guglielmo Ferrero | 1907 | Italian | Italian | |
| 14519 | Why America Is Not A New Rome | Vaclav Smil | 2010 | Canadian | English | |
| 17114 | L'écroulement De La Baliverna | Dino Buzzati | Italian | Italian |