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.

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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