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.

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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