The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Guangdong

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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
3090 Factory Girls Leslie T. Chang 2008 American English
4628 The Opium War Julia Lovell 2011 British English
4765 400 Million Customers Carl Crow 1937 American English
5524 Mao's China And After Maurice Meisner 1977 American English
5969 Imperial China, 900–1800 F. W. Mote 1999 Chinese English
6888 The Boxer Rebellion Diana Preston 1999 Unknown English
7934 Mr. China Tim Clissold 2004 British English
8159 Out Of Mao’s Shadow Philip P. Pan 2008 Unknown English
8211 China Shakes The World James Kynge 2006 British English
8222 Tombstone Yang Jisheng 2008 Chinese Chinese
8232 China Susan Shirk 2007 Unknown English
8420 Mao’s Last Revolution Roderick MacFarquhar, Michael Schoenhals 2007 Unknown English
9656 The People's Republic Of Amnesia Louisa Lim 2014 Unknown English
9941 One Child Mei Fong 2016 Unknown English
9955 The Souls Of China Ian Johnson 2017 American English
10610 China's New Red Guards Jude Blanchette 2019 Unknown English
13340 River Of Smoke Amitav Ghosh 2011 Indian English
13772 Flood Of Fire Amitav Ghosh 2015 Indian English
13932 The Deer And The Cauldron Jin Yong 1969 Chinese Chinese
14878 Tai Pan James Clavell 1966 British English
14985 Mao's Great Famine Frank Dikötter 2010 Chinese English
17163 Mountain Of Fame John E. Wills Jr. 1992 Chinese English
17163 The Tragedy Of Liberation Frank Dikötter 2013 Chinese English
17163 The Cultural Revolution Frank Dikötter 2016 Chinese English