The Greatest Books of All Time on Identity

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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
17120 The Lesser Dead Christopher Buehlman 2014 American English
17120 The Forest Of Enchantments Chitra Divakaruni 2019 Indian English
17120 The Cause Joseph Ellis 2021 American English
17120 T. Singer Dag Solstad 1999 Norwegian Norwegian
17120 The Folded Earth Anuradha roy 2011 Indian English
17120 Bride Of The Tornado James Kennedy Unknown Unknown
17120 Motherland Paula Ramón 2020 Unknown English
17120 A Nobleman’s Guide To Seducing A Scoundrel KJ Charles 2023 British English
17120 Dear Mothman Robin Gow 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Prince And The Coyote David Bowles 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Path To Paradise Sam Wasson 2023 Unknown English
17120 Lucky Dogs Helen Schulman 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Melancholy Of Untold History Minsoo Kang Unknown Unknown
17120 The Magic Kingdom Russell Banks 2022 American English
17120 My Notorious Life Kate Manning 2013 American English
17120 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
17108 The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 British English
17120 Savage Beauty Nancy Milford 2001 American English
16897 Herself, Surprised Joyce Cary 1941 British English
17120 Born Victim Hillary Waugh 1962 American English
17120 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17120 Destinations Jan Morris 1980 British English
17120 The Diary Of Alice James Alice James 1982 American English
17120 Flesh In The Age Of Reason Roy Porter 2003 British English
17120 The Golem Isaac Bashevis Singer 1969 Unknown English
17120 How Like An Angel Margaret Millar 1962 Canadian English
17120 Islam In History Bernard Lewis 1973 British English
17120 The Laxian Key Robert Sheckley 1966 American English
17120 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17120 The Naked Heart Peter Gay 1995 American English
17120 The Nephew James Purdy 1960 American English
17120 On Fiji Islands Ronald Wright 1986 Canadian English
17120 On The Narrow Road Lesley Downer 2013 Unknown English
17120 Quiet As A Nun Antonia Fraser 1977 British English
17120 A Red Death Walter Mosley 1991 American English
17120 Roads To Santiago Cees Nooteboom 1992 Dutch Dutch
17120 The Rose At Ten Marco Denevi Unknown Unknown
17120 Take A Girl Like You Kingsley Amis 1960 British English
17120 Víctimas En Fals Sebastien Japrisot French French
17120 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English
17120 Ways Of Escape Graham Greene 1971 British English
17120 Where The Jackals Howl And Other Stories Amos Oz 1965 Israeli Hebrew
17120 Wildlife Richard Ford 1990 American English
17120 Missionaries Phil Klay 2020 American English
17120 Grasping Evil I’m Ink Unknown Unknown
17120 Voyage Of The Damned Frances White 2024 Unknown English
17120 Amy And Isabelle Elizabeth Strout 1998 American English
17120 Room Full Of Mirrors Charles R. Cross 2005 American English
17120 The False Prince Leslie Nielsen Unknown Unknown
17120 The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
16867 Barn Burning William Faulkner 1939 American English
16900 The Grasshopper Anton Chekhov 1892 Russian Russian
17120 The Yiddish Policeman's Union Michael Chabon 2007 American English
17120 The Handmaid's Tale Renée Nault 1985 Unknown English
17120 A World Without Princes Soman Chainani 2014 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17120 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
17120 Die, My Love Ariana Harwicz 2012 Argentinian Spanish
17120 Voyage Of Slaves Brian Jacques 2006 British English
17120 Blended Sharon M. Draper 2018 American English
17120 Decisive Roy Heath Unknown Unknown
17120 Man In The Empty Suit Sean Ferrell 2013 American English
16934 De Uitvreter / Titaantjes / Dichtertje / Mene Tekel Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
17120 November Road Lou Berney 2018 American English
17120 Townie Andre Dubus 2011 American English
17120 Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl Andrea Lawlor 2017 American English
17120 Montpelier Parade Karl Geary 2017 Irish English
17120 The Witches Of New York Ami McKay 2016 Canadian English
17120 Girl In Translation Jean Kwok 2010 American English
17120 The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson 1978 American English
17120 The Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier 2013 American English
17120 American Spy Lauren Wilkinson 2019 Unknown English
17120 Concealed Christina Diaz Gonzalez 2021 Unknown English
17120 The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years Shubnum Khan 2023 Unknown English
17120 Big Sky Kate Atkinson 2019 British English
17120 All That I Am Anna Funder 2011 Australian English
17120 The Undefeated Kwame Alexander 2019 American English
17120 The Expanse James S. A. Corey 2011 American English
17120 The Innkeeper's Song Peter S. Beagle 1993 American English
17120 Nothing But The Rain Salman, Naomi 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Stranger Times Caimh McDonnell 2021 British English
17120 ‎22 Bahnen Caroline Wahl 2022 German German
17120 Beware Of Chicken 4 CasualFarmer Unknown Unknown
17120 Beware Of Chicken 3 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17120 Beware Of Chicken 2 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17120 Borderland Anna Reid 1997 British English
17120 Alive At The End Of The World Saeed Jones 2022 American English
17118 Narrative Of The Life Of Fredrick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1845 American English
17120 Mesopotamia Serhiy Zhadan 2014 Ukrainian Ukrainian
17120 More Letters Of Note Nikki Usher 2019 Unknown English
17120 The Ten Loves Of Nishino Hiromi Kawakami 2003 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Long Take Robin Robertson 2018 British English
17120 House Of Correction Paul French Unknown Unknown
17120 Sea Wall / A Life John Stephens Unknown Unknown
17120 The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again M. John Harrison 2020 British English
17120 The Book Of Lies Brad Meltzer 2008 American English
17120 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17120 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17120 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17120 The Lake Of Lost Girls Katherine Greene Unknown Unknown
17120 Close Your Eyes And Count To 10 Lisa Unger American Unknown
17120 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17120 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English
17120 Love, Mom Iliana Xander Unknown Unknown
17120 A Clean Kill In Tokyo Riane Eisler Unknown Unknown
17120 The 9th Girl Tami Hoag 2013 American English
17120 The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 2011 American English
17120 Innocence Heda Margolius Kovály 1985 Czech Czech
17120 A True Novel Minae Mizumura 2002 Japanese Japanese
17120 Eve Out Of Her Ruins Ananda Devi 2006 Mauritian French
17120 Tentacle Rita Indiana 2015 Dominican Spanish
17120 La Bastarda Trifonia Melibea Obono 2016 Equatoguinean Spanish
17120 Fish Soup Margarita García Robayo 2018 Colombian Spanish
17120 Mouthful Of Birds Samanta Schweblin 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17120 Fox Dubravka Ugrešić 2017 Croatian Croatian
17120 Swallowing Mercury Wioletta Greg 2014 Polish Polish
17120 The Little Girl On The Ice Floe Adélaïde Bon 2018 French French
17120 The Remainder Alia Trabucco Zerán 2015 Chilean Spanish
17120 Translation As Transhumance Mireille Gansel 2017 French French
17120 Subtly Worded Teffi 2014 Russian Russian