The Greatest Existentialist Books of All Time

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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
17162 The Ark Sakura Kobo Abé 1984 Japanese Japanese
17162 Uden Mål – Og Med Villy Sørensen 1974 Danish Danish
17162 A Breath Of Life Clarice Lispector 1978 Brazilian Portuguese
17005 The World As Will And Representation, Volume I Arthur Schopenhauer 1818 German German
17026 The World As Will And Representation, Volume Ii Arthur Schopenhauer 1844 German German
16786 A Moth To A Flame Stig Dagerman 1948 Swedish Swedish
16923 Notes From Underground & The Double Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 Russian Russian
17049 Tujec / Kuga Albert Camus 1942 French French
17162 How To Be Multiple Helena de Bres 2023 Unknown Unknown
17162 Journals And Papers Soren Kierkegaard 1839 Danish Danish
17162 The Agony Of Christianity And Essays On Faith Miguel de Unamuno 1925 Spanish Spanish
17023 Aylak Adam Yusuf Atılgan 1959 Turkish Turkish
16879 L'étranger / La Peste Albert Camus 1942 French French
16973 Between Man And Man Martin Buber 1944 Austrian English
17162 What Is Existential Anthropology? Michael D. Jackson New Zealand English
17077 Manhã Submersa Vergílio Ferreira 1953 Portuguese Portuguese
17162 Perlmann's Silence Pascal Mercier Swiss German
17041 The Twilight Of The Idols Nietzsche 1889 German German
16894 Il Male Oscuro Berto, Giuseppe 1964 Italian Italian
17103 Oikeusjuttu Franz Kafka 1925 German German