The Greatest Books of All Time on Eccentricity

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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
203 A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole 1980 American English
480 Cold Comfort Farm Stella Gibbons 1932 British English
2585 Bokhandlaren som slutade bada Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1937 Swedish Swedish
3217 Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil John Berendt 1994 American English
3277 Up in the Old Hotel Joseph Mitchell 1992 American English
3829 Bacacay Witold Gombrowicz 1957 Polish Polish
4664 The Fan Man William Kotzwinkle 1974 American English
5757 Concerning The Eccentricities Of Cardinal Pirelli Ronald Firbank 1926 British English
5863 My Life and Hard Times James Thurber 1933 American English
6737 The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup Susan Orlean 2001 American English
7981 The Man Who Loved Only Numbers Paul Hoffman 1998 American English
9023 The Extra Man Jonathan Ames 1998 American English
16879 The Man Who Came To Dinner George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart 1939 American English
16994 You Can't Take It With You George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart 1936 American English