The Greatest Books of All Time on Fame

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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
347 The Day of the Locust Nathanael West 1939 American English
421 A Visit From The Goon Squad Jennifer Egan 2010 American English
666 Humboldt's Gift Saul Bellow 1975 American English
669 Beowulf Unknown 1000 Unknown Old english
747 Blonde Joyce Carol Oates 2000 American English
1300 The Guide R. K. Narayan 1958 Indian English
1427 Vile Bodies Evelyn Waugh 1930 British English
1431 Cakes And Ale Or, The Skeleton In The Cupboard W. Somerset Maugham 1930 British English
1571 Fifth Business Robertson Davies 1970 Canadian English
1678 A Time To Be Born Dawn Powell 1942 American English
1859 Angel Elizabeth Taylor 1957 British English
2026 Stanzas about the Death of his Father Jorge Manrique 1476 Spanish Spanish
2445 The Map And The Territory Michel Houellebecq 2010 French French
2628 Valley of the Dolls Jacqueline Susann 1966 American English
2869 The Information Martin Amis 1995 British English
2983 The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice 1985 American English
3138 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ben Fountain 2012 American English
3493 Selected Poems Pierre Ronsard 1501 French French
3600 Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 American English
3887 Lunar Park Bret Easton Ellis 2005 American English
4073 The Song Of Everlasting Sorrow Wang Anyi 1995 Chinese Chinese
4083 No Laughing Matter Angus Wilson 1967 British English
4520 Last Train to Memphis Peter Guralnick 1994 American English
4779 Odes Pindar -518 Greek Ancient greek
4809 Slow Days, Fast Company Eve Babitz 1977 American English
4855 The Gift Horse Hildegard Knef 1970 German German
4896 The Book Of Fame Lloyd Jones 2000 New Zealand English
5277 The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling Angus Wilson 1977 British English
5437 The Andy Warhol Diaries Andy Warhol 1989 American English
5621 Biography Of X Catherine Lacey 2023 American English
5683 Big Blondes Jean Echenoz 1995 French French
5814 Epigrams Martial 86 Latin Latin
5851 Chatterton Alfred de Vigny 1835 French French
5856 Selections Francesco Petrarca 1340 Italian Italian
6002 Pylon William Faulkner 1935 American English
6207 Gimmick! Joost Zwagerman 1989 Dutch Dutch
6574 Ingrid Caven Jean-Jacques Schuhl 2000 French French
6578 Zuckerman Bound Philip Roth 1985 American English
6736 The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup Susan Orlean 2001 American English
6817 Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 American English
7037 Bright Shiny Morning James Frey 2008 American English
7048 Personality Andrew O'Hagan 2003 Scottish English
7072 Palimpsest Gore Vidal 1995 American English
7215 Poems Of Michael Drayton Michael Drayton 1605 British English
7215 Odes, Elegies, Sonnets Pierre Ronsard 1550 French French
7805 Lick Kylie Scott 2013 Australian English
8172 Life Keith Richards 2010 British English
8399 About The Author John Colapinto 2001 American English
8488 Postcards From The Edge Carrie Fisher 1987 American English
8888 Chronicles Bob Dylan 2004 American English
9237 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
9557 Zuckerman Unbound Philip Roth 1981 American English
9762 Shadowplay Joseph O'Connor 2019 Irish English
9828 Country Girl Edna O'Brien 2012 Irish English
10025 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green 2018 American English
10070 Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 2012 American English
10118 The Cuckoo’s Calling J. K. Rowling 2013 British English
10303 The Secret Life Of Salvador Dali Salvador Dali 1942 Spanish Spanish
10515 Father Of Frankenstein Christopher Bram 1995 American English
10539 I Am Not Sidney Poitier Percival Everett 2009 American English
10997 The Ghost Writer Philip Roth 1979 American English
11068 Hit So Hard Patty Schemel 2017 Unknown English
11206 Based On A True Story Norm Macdonald 2016 Canadian English
11401 Big Sur Jack Kerouac 1962 American English
11660 Bech Is Back John Updike 1982 American English
11939 Vera Stacy Schiff 1999 American English
11939 The American Leonardo Carleton Mabee 1943 American English
11939 Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain Justin Kaplan 1966 American English
11939 Oscar Wilde Richard Ellmann 1987 American English
11939 Lindbergh A. Scott Berg 1998 American English
12194 Being Jordan Katie Price 2004 British English
12382 The Dazzling Paget Sisters Ariane Bankes 2025 Unknown English
12804 Only God Can Judge Me Jeff Pearlman 2025 American English
12960 Matriarch Tina Knowles, Kevin Carr O'Leary 2025 American English
13071 Can't Get Enough Kennedy Ryan 2025 American English
13566 Johnny Cash Reinhard Kleist 2006 German German
13599 Creezy Félicien Marceau 1969 French French
13599 Dingley, L'illustre écrivain Jérôme Tharaud, Jean Tharaud 1902 French French
13599 Brecht's Lover Jacques-Pierre Amette 2003 French French
13599 Alabama Song Gilles Leroy 2007 French French
13752 The Poetical Works Of Johnson, Parnell, Gray And Smollett George Gilfillan 1855 Scottish English
13971 Star Island Carl Hiaasen 2010 American English
14011 The Life And Times Of Little Richard Charles White 1984 British English
14090 String Theory David Foster Wallace 2016 American English
14092 The Idea Of You Robinne Lee 2017 American English
14347 In America Susan Sontag 2000 American English
14410 Dylan Thomas In America John Malcolm Brinnin 1955 American English
14457 Cocksure Mordecai Richler 1968 Canadian English
14457 So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star Jacob Slichter 2004 American English
14933 Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said Philip K. Dick 1974 American English
14983 Me Elton John 2019 British English
14983 Scar Tissue Anthony Kiedis 2004 American English
14983 Cash Johnny Cash 1997 American English
14983 The New Confessions William Boyd 1987 British English
15633 Merton Of The Movies Harry Leon Wilson 1922 American English
16649 Present Laughter Noel Coward 1942 British English
16611 Fame And Obscurity Gay Talese 1970 American English
17117 The Great Man Kate Christensen 2007 American English
17117 Herman Melville Newton Arvin 1950 American English
17117 Killing Yourself to Live Chuck Klosterman 2005 American English
17117 Picture Palace Paul Theroux 1978 American English
17117 The Ground Beneath Her Feet Salman Rushdie 1999 British English
17117 Tamara Drewe Posy Simmonds 2007 British English
17117 Sara's Face Melvin Burgess 2006 British English
17117 Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass Lana Del Rey 2020 American English
17117 Gloria Branden Jacob-Jenkins 2015 American English
16818 Sweet Bird Of Youth Tennessee Williams 1959 American English
17117 Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike Christopher Durang 2013 American English
17117 The Funny Man John Warner 2011 American English
17117 Beyond The Story BTS, Myeongseok Kang 2021 South Korean Korean
17117 Carrie Soto Is Back Taylor Jenkins Reid 2022 American English
17117 Invisible Monsters Chuck Palahniuk 1999 American English
17117 Glamorama Bret Easton Ellis 1998 American English
17117 Dickens Peter Ackroyd 1990 British English
17117 Utopia Avenue David Mitchell 2020 British English
17117 North Dallas Forty Peter Gent 1973 American English
17117 One Two Three Four Craig Brown 2020 British English
17117 Funny Girl Nick Hornby 2014 British English
17117 Three Month Fever Gary Indiana 1999 American English
17117 Babe Robert Creamer 1974 American English