The Greatest Books of All Time on Homelessness

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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
1392 Evicted Matthew Desmond 2016 American English
2228 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 1983 American English
2302 Ironweed William Kennedy 1983 American English
2892 The Caretaker Harold Pinter 1960 British English
2958 The Lower Depths Maxim Gorky 1902 Russian Russian
4074 Travels With Lizbeth Lars Eighner 1993 American English
4823 Vernon Subutex Virginie Despentes 2015 French French
6004 Waiting For Nothing And Other Writings Tom Kromer 1935 American English
6655 Invisible Child Andrea Elliott 2021 American English
7037 Bright Shiny Morning James Frey 2008 American English
9567 Les Naufragés Patrick Declerck 2001 French French
10867 Tyrell Coe Booth 2006 American English
13277 Even The Dogs Jon McGregor 2010 British English
14050 This Side Of Brightness Colum McCann 1998 Irish English
14100 The Royal Family William T. Vollmann 2000 American English
14984 Tokyo Ueno Station Miri, Yu 2014 Japanese Japanese
14984 Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli 1990 American English
15657 Abbé Pierre Jay William Hudson 1922 Unknown Unknown
15902 Creatures that Once Were Men Maxim Gorky 1905 Russian Russian
17126 The Salt Path Raynor Winn 2018 British English
17126 The Street Lawyer John Grisham 1998 American English
17126 Lost Memory Of Skin Russell Banks 2011 American English
17126 Stuart Alexander Masters 2005 British English
17126 Another Bullshit Night In Suck City Nick Flynn 2004 American English
17126 Maid Stephanie Land 2019 American English