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.
| 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 |