The Greatest Books of All Time on Hunger

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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
209 Hunger Knut Hamsun 1890 Norwegian Norwegian
544 The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes Unknown 1554 Spanish Spanish
1700 The Hunger Angel Herta Müller 2009 German German
1821 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle 1969 American English
3638 Notes From The Blockade Lydia Ginzburg 1960 Russian Russian
4309 Of Love & Hunger Julian Maclaren-Ross 1947 British English
4722 Of Time and the River Thomas Wolfe 1935 American English
6002 Waiting For Nothing And Other Writings Tom Kromer 1935 American English
7710 Child Of The Dark Carolina Maria De Jesus 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
10964 The Hunger Alma Katsu 2018 American English
13941 The Siege Helen Dunmore 2001 British English
14410 The Man Who Fed The World Leon Hesser 2006 American English
14598 One Billion Hungry Gordon Conway 2012 British English
14827 The Great Hunger Johan Bojer 1918 Norwegian Norwegian
17117 For Bread Alone Mohamed Choukri 1973 Moroccan Arabic
16818 The Belly Of Paris Émile Zola 1873 French French