The Greatest Books of All Time on Gender

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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
17120 More Work For Mother Ruth Schwartz Cowan 1983 American English
17120 Who’s Afraid Of Gender? Judith Butler 2024 American English
17120 Re Creating Ourselves Molara Ogundipe-Leslie 1994 Nigerian English
17120 Horse Barbie Geena Rocero 2023 Unknown English
17120 All Boys Aren’t Blue George Johnson 2020 American English
17120 Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
17120 Diary Of A Void Emi Yagi 2020 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Underground Girls Of Kabul Jenny Nordberg 2014 Unknown English
17120 Wordslut Amanda Montell 2023 American English
17120 The Oxford Book Of American Short Stories Joyce Carol Oates 1992 American English
17120 Sphinx Anne Garréta 1986 French French
17120 Equal Of The Sun Anita Amirrezvani 2012 Unknown English
17120 I, Elizabeth Rosalind Miles 1993 British English
17120 Menewood Nicola Griffith 2023 British English
17120 The Patriarchs Angela Saini 2023 British English
17120 The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet Vandana Singh 2009 Indian English
17120 Pockets Hannah Carlson 2023 Unknown English
17120 Young Queens Leah Redmond Chang 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Book Of Eve Carmen Boullosa 2023 Unknown Spanish
17120 Raving McKenzie Wark 2023 Unknown English
17120 After Sappho Selby Wynn Schwartz 2023 Unknown English
17120 Fair Play Katie Barnes Unknown English
17120 The Male Gazed Manuel Betancourt 2023 Unknown English
17120 None Of The Above Travis Alabanza 2022 Unknown English
17120 Thin Skin Jenn Shapland 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Blazing World Jonathan Healey 2023 Unknown English
17120 Time To Think Hannah Barnes 2023 Unknown English
17120 Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl Andrea Lawlor 2017 American English
17120 Queer City Peter Ackroyd 2017 British English
17120 A "Working Life" Eileen Myles 2023 American English
17120 Quartet Leah Broad 2023 Unknown English
17120 Life And Words Veena Das 2006 Indian English
17120 Inversions Iain Banks 1998 British English
17007 The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions Larry Mitchell 1977 American English
17120 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17025 Jane Eyre Emily Bronte 1847 English English
17120 The Half Drowned King Linnea Hartsuyker 2017 American English
17120 I Must Be Living Twice Eileen Myles 2015 American English
17120 Love And The Mess We're In Stephen Marche Canadian English
17120 Palmares Gayl Jones 1994 American English
17120 Syrian Brides Anna Halabi 2018 Unknown English