The Greatest Austrian Experimental 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
231 Death of Virgil Hermann Broch 1945 Austrian German
369 Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Ludwig Wittgenstein 1921 Austrian German
438 Philosophical Investigations Ludwig Wittgenstein 1953 Austrian German
789 The Piano Teacher Elfriede Jelinek 1983 Austrian German
915 Malina Ingeborg Bachmann 1971 Austrian German
1271 Extinction Thomas Bernhard 1986 Austrian German
1411 Concrete Thomas Bernhard 1982 Austrian German
2256 Correction Thomas Bernhard 1975 Austrian German
2313 The Left-Handed Woman Peter Handke 1976 Austrian German
2405 A Sorrow Beyond Dreams Peter Handke 1972 Austrian German
3175 The Thirtieth Year Ingeborg Bachmann 1961 Austrian German
4581 Laut Und Luise Ernst Jandl 1966 Austrian German
6004 Three Women Robert Musil 1924 Austrian German
6355 Yes Thomas Bernhard 1978 Austrian German
12806 Ich Bin In Der Anstalt Friederike Mayröcker 2000 Austrian German
13330 Wir Schlafen Nicht Kathrin Röggla 2004 Austrian German
13711 The Fruit Thief Peter Handke 2017 Austrian German
14070 Erste Erde Epos Raoul Schrott 2016 Austrian German
14164 Am Weltenrand Sitzen Die Menschen Und Lachen Philipp Weiss 2018 Austrian German
14404 Die Inkommensurablen Raphaela Edelbauer 2021 Austrian German
16958 The Other Side Alfred Kubin 1909 Austrian English