The Greatest Books of All Time on Folly

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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
145 Gargantua and Pantagruel Francois Rabelais 1532 French French
654 The Praise of Folly Erasmus 1511 Dutch Latin
3638 Till Eulenspiegel Hermann Bote 1510 German German
3638 The Ship Of Fools Sebastian Brant 1494 German English
3638 The History Of The Abderites Christoph Martin Wieland 1774 German German
7215 Hudibras Samuel Butler (poet) 1663 British English
13599 Les BĂȘtises Jacques Laurent 1971 French French
17117 The Adventures Of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom Ignacy Krasicki 1776 Polish Polish