The Greatest Books of All Time on Diaspora
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3324 | Retreat Without Song | Shahan Shahnur | 1929 | Armenian | Armenian | |
| 5405 | Our Sister Killjoy | Ama Ata Aidoo | 1977 | Ghanaian | English | |
| 6455 | The Arrivants | Kamau Brathwaite | 1973 | Barbadian | English | |
| 10111 | Lose Your Mother | Saidiya Hartman | 2007 | American | English | |
| 11134 | Imaginary Homelands | Salman Rushdie | 1991 | British | English | |
| 11884 | Root And Branch | Eda Gunaydin | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 13153 | The New Carthaginians | Nick Makoha | 2025 | Ugandan | English | |
| 15667 | Oculus | Sally Wen Mao | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17163 | Liberty's Exiles | Maya Jasanoff | 2011 | American | English | |
| 17163 | The Picador Book Of Modern Indian Literature | Amit Chaudhuri | 2001 | Indian | English | |
| 17163 | The Necessity Of Exile | Shaul Magid | 2023 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 17163 | What Napoleon Could Not Do | DK Nnuro | 2023 | British | English |