The Greatest Books of All Time on Duality

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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
89 The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 1890 Irish English
171 Steppenwolf Hermann Hesse 1927 German German
178 The Flowers of Evil Charles Baudelaire 1857 French French
218 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 British English
279 A Wizard Of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 American English
563 The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin 1974 American English
1423 Our Ancestors Italo Calvino 1952 Italian Italian
1552 Hawksmoor Peter Ackroyd 1985 British English
1961 Demian Hermann Hesse 1919 German German
2501 Popol Vuh Dennis Tedlock 1985 Mayan K'iche'
3552 The Cloven Viscount Italo Calvino 1952 Italian Italian
3638 The Golden Pot E. T. A. Hoffmann 1814 German German
4259 Jack Of Shadows Roger Zelazny 1971 American English
6235 The Affirmation Christopher Priest 1981 British English
6376 Asterios Polyp David Mazzucchelli 2009 American English
10207 Monsieur, Or The Prince Of Darkness Lawrence Durrell 1974 British English
15010 The Man Who Killed Himself Julian Symons 1967 British English
17113 Troy Chimneys Margaret Kennedy 1952 British English
16910 Notes From Underground & The Double Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 Russian Russian
17113 The Secret Diary Of Laura Palmer Jennifer Lynch 1990 American English
17092 The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 British English