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
2584 Bokhandlaren som slutade bada Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1937 Swedish Swedish
3216 Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil John Berendt 1994 American English
3276 Up in the Old Hotel Joseph Mitchell 1992 American English
3828 Bacacay Witold Gombrowicz 1957 Polish Polish
4662 The Fan Man William Kotzwinkle 1974 American English
5754 Concerning The Eccentricities Of Cardinal Pirelli Ronald Firbank 1926 British English
5860 My Life and Hard Times James Thurber 1933 American English
6736 The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup Susan Orlean 2001 American English
7980 The Man Who Loved Only Numbers Paul Hoffman 1998 American English
9018 The Extra Man Jonathan Ames 1998 American English
16832 The Man Who Came To Dinner George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart 1939 American English
16946 You Can't Take It With You George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart 1936 American English