The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Harlem

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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
306 The Autobiography of Malcolm X Alex Haley 1965 American English
749 The Fire Next Time James Baldwin 1963 American English
1119 The Street Ann Petry 1946 American English
1810 The Weary Blues Langston Hughes 1926 American English
2440 A Rage In Harlem Chester Himes 1957 American English
2536 Jazz Toni Morrison 1992 American English
3154 Notes of a Native Son James Baldwin 1955 American English
4799 Home to Harlem Claude McKay 1928 American English
4855 Best of Simple Langston Hughes 1961 American English
5760 Cotton Comes To Harlem Chester Himes 1965 American English
6716 The Conjure Man Dies Rudolph Fisher 1932 American English
7620 Gorilla, My Love Toni Cade Bambara 1972 American English
7996 Amiable With Big Teeth Claude McKay 2017 American English
8187 A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But A Sandwich Alice Childress 1973 American English
8822 Harlem Gallery M. B. Tolson 1965 American English
9258 Malcolm X Manning Marable 2011 American English
9696 The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes 1994 American English
9938 Daddy Was A Number Runner Louise Meriwether 1970 American English
12460 Harlem Rhapsody Victoria Christopher Murray 2025 Unknown English
14078 Riot Baby Tochi Onyebuchi 2020 American English
14983 Tar Beach Faith Ringgold 1991 American English
15897 Montage Of A Dream Deferred Langston Hughes 1951 American English
17117 Harlem Is Nowhere Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts 2011 American English
17117 A Love Song For Ricki Wilde Tia Williams 2024 Unknown English
17117 Lazarus Man Richard Price 2024 Unknown English
17069 Malcolm X Malcolm X 1965 American English
17117 The Beast Walter Dean Myers 2003 American English