The Greatest Books of All Time on Economic Hardship
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | Tobacco Road | Erskine Caldwell | 1932 | American | English | |
| 931 | The House by the Medlar Tree | Giovanni Verga | 1881 | Italian | Italian | |
| 1392 | Evicted | Matthew Desmond | 2016 | American | English | |
| 2459 | Shirley | Charlotte Brontë | 1849 | British | English | |
| 3081 | Waiting For Lefty | Clifford Odets | 1935 | American | English | |
| 3476 | The Black Obelisk | Erich Maria Remarque | 1956 | German | German | |
| 4309 | Love On The Dole | Walter Greenwood | 1933 | British | English | |
| 7625 | Hard Times | Studs Terkel | 1970 | American | English | |
| 7832 | La Larga Marcha | Rafael Chirbes | 1996 | Spanish | Spanish | |
| 8107 | Call Home The Heart | Olive Tilford Dargan | 1932 | American | English | |
| 8107 | Daughter Of The Hills | Myra Page | 1938 | American | English | |
| 8800 | The Valley Of The Moon | Jack London | 1913 | American | English | |
| 10635 | The Road to Wigan Pier | George Orwell | 1937 | British | English | |
| 12795 | Exit Zero | Marie-Helene Bertino | 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 13361 | London Labour and the London Poor | Henry Mayhew | 1851 | British | English | |
| 13716 | The God Of Animals | Aryn Kyle | 2007 | American | English | |
| 14232 | Sweat | Lynn Nottage | 2015 | American | English | |
| 14876 | To Have And Have Not | Ernest Hemingway | 1937 | American | English | |
| 16608 | Salka Valka | Halldor Laxness | 1931 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17150 | Janesville | Amy Goldstein | Unknown | Unknown |