The Greatest Books of All Time on Eroticism
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 834 | Story of O | Pauline Reage | 1954 | French | French | |
| 1347 | Story of the Eye | Georges Bataille | 1928 | French | French | |
| 1600 | Studies in the Psychology of Sex | Havelock Ellis | 1897 | British | English | |
| 1731 | Delta of Venus | Anaïs Nin | 1977 | French | English | |
| 1968 | Kama Sutra | Vātsyāyana | -400 | Indian | Sanskrit | |
| 2180 | Blue of Noon | Georges Bataille | 1957 | French | French | |
| 3100 | Diary Of A Mad Old Man | Junichiro Tanizaki | 1961 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 3953 | Ενδοχωρα | Andreas Embiricos | 1947 | Greek | Greek | |
| 3953 | Υψικαμινος | Andreas Embiricos | 1935 | Greek | Greek | |
| 4807 | Oktana | Andreas Embiricos | 1975 | Greek | Greek | |
| 6002 | Madame Edwarda | Unknown | 1941 | Unknown | French | |
| 6002 | Marginalia On Casanova | Miklós Szentkuthy | 1939 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 8771 | Eroticism | Georges Bataille | 1957 | French | French | |
| 8822 | The Laws Of Hospitality | Pierre Klossowski | 1965 | French | French | |
| 10970 | World Of Sex | Henry Miller | 1941 | American | English | |
| 13359 | The Nude | Kenneth Clark | 1956 | British | English | |
| 13359 | The Spice Box Of Earth | Leonard Cohen | 1961 | Canadian | English | |
| 14232 | The Joy of Sex | Alex Comfort | 1972 | British | English | |
| 14598 | The Pleasure of the Text | Roland Barthes | 1973 | French | French | |
| 17117 | Seven Japanese Tales | Jun'ichirō Tanizaki | Japanese | Japanese |