The Greatest Books of All Time on Human Struggle

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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
14875 To Have And Have Not Ernest Hemingway 1937 American English
14979 The Complete Poems Of Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg 1970 American English
15897 The Collected Short Stories of Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky 1899 Russian Russian