The Greatest Hungarian Historical Fiction Books of All Time
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 '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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625 | Embers | Sandor Marai | 1942 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 635 | The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie | Agota Kristof | 1986 | Hungarian | French | |
| 837 | Fateless or Fatelessness | Imre Kertész | 1975 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 1240 | Eclipse of the Crescent Moon | Géza Gárdonyi | 1899 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 1528 | Journey by Moonlight | Antal Szerb | 1937 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 4331 | Celestial Harmonies | Peter Esterhazy | 2000 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5084 | The Paul Street Boys | Ferenc Molnár | 1906 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5104 | The Man With The Golden Touch | Mór Jókai | 1872 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5171 | The Baron's Sons | Mór Jókai | 1869 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5196 | Be Faithful Unto Death | Zsigmond Móricz | 1921 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5307 | Orphalina | Zsigmond Móricz | 1937 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5317 | St. Peter's Umbrella | Kálmán Mikszáth | 1895 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5334 | Slave Of The Huns | Géza Gárdonyi | 1901 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5476 | The Gold Coffin | Ferenc Móra | 1915 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5488 | The Town in Black | Kálmán Mikszáth | 1910 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5528 | Kard és Kasza | Albert Wass | 1939 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5536 | A Hungarian Nabob | Mór Jókai | 1899 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5541 | A Funtineli Boszorkány | Albert Wass | 1959 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5558 | Ida Regénye | Géza Gárdonyi | 1899 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5561 | Egy polgár vallomásai | Sandor Marai | 1934 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5562 | The Red Lion | Mária Szepes | 1946 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 5707 | School At The Frontier | Géza Ottlik | 1959 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 6383 | Give Me Back My Mountains | Albert Wass | 1971 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 6975 | Régimódi Történet | Szabó, Magda | 1977 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 6977 | Ne Féljetek | Anna Jókai | 1977 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 7016 | They Were Counted | Miklos Banffy | 1934 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 7792 | Für Elise | Szabó, Magda | 1984 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 9758 | Jadviga Párnája | Pál Závada | 1996 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 10748 | The Book Of Fathers | Miklós Vámos | 2000 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 13497 | Guilt | Laszlo Németh | 1943 | Hungarian | Hungarian | |
| 14187 | They Were Divided | Miklos Banffy | 1940 | Hungarian | Hungarian |