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
17126 Uden Mål – Og Med Villy Sørensen 1974 Danish Danish
17126 A Breath Of Life Clarice Lispector 1978 Brazilian Portuguese
16933 The World As Will And Representation, Volume I Arthur Schopenhauer 1818 German German
17001 The World As Will And Representation, Volume Ii Arthur Schopenhauer 1844 German German
16771 A Moth To A Flame Stig Dagerman 1948 Swedish Swedish
16910 Notes From Underground & The Double Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 Russian Russian
17015 Tujec / Kuga Albert Camus 1942 French French
17126 How To Be Multiple Helena de Bres 2023 Unknown Unknown
17126 Journals And Papers Soren Kierkegaard 1839 Danish Danish
17126 The Agony Of Christianity And Essays On Faith Miguel de Unamuno 1925 Spanish Spanish
16998 Aylak Adam Yusuf Atılgan 1959 Turkish Turkish
16854 L'étranger / La Peste Albert Camus 1942 French French
16944 Between Man And Man Martin Buber 1944 Austrian English
17126 What Is Existential Anthropology? Michael D. Jackson New Zealand English
17025 Manhã Submersa Vergílio Ferreira 1953 Portuguese Portuguese
17126 Perlmann's Silence Pascal Mercier Swiss German
16982 The Twilight Of The Idols Nietzsche 1889 German German
16873 Il Male Oscuro Berto, Giuseppe 1964 Italian Italian