The Greatest Books of All Time on Destruction
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372 | War of the Worlds | H. G. Wells | 1898 | British | English | |
| 451 | Hiroshima | John Hersey | 1946 | American | English | |
| 493 | Auto Da Fé | Elias Canetti | 1935 | Bulgarian | German | |
| 697 | The Rings of Saturn | W. G. Sebald | 1995 | German | German | |
| 799 | Kaputt | Curzio Malaparte | 1944 | Italian | Italian | |
| 1031 | The Temple of the Golden Pavilion | Yukio Mishima | 1956 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 3638 | On The Marble Cliffs | Ernst Jünger | 1939 | German | German | |
| 4782 | Ice | Anna Kavan | 1967 | British | English | |
| 6912 | Herrumbrosas Lanzas | Juan Benet | 1983 | Spanish | Spanish | |
| 11433 | A History Of Bombing | Sven Lindqvist | 1999 | Swedish | Swedish | |
| 12043 | Akira | Katsuhiro Otomo | 1982 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 14232 | Berlin | Antony Beevor | 2002 | British | English | |
| 17117 | The Dancers At The End Of Time | Michael Moorcock | 1972 | British | English | |
| 17117 | Akira, Vol. 5 | Katsuhiro Otomo | 1990 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 17117 | The Burning Of The World | Scott W. Berg | 2023 | Unknown | Unknown |