The Greatest Books of All Time on Impermanence

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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
130 The Tale of Genji Murasaki Shikibu 1001 Japanese Classical japanese
313 Meditations Marcus Aurelius 161 Roman Greek
484 Dream of the Red Chamber Cao Xueqin 1754 Chinese Chinese
865 The Pillow Book Sei Shōnagon 1002 Japanese Japanese
2714 The Narrow Road to the Deep North Matsuo Bashō 1684 Japanese Japanese
2788 The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain Han Shan 600 Chinese Classical chinese
9160 Haiku Stephen Addiss 2009 Unknown English
10240 In Love With The World Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Helen Tworkov 2019 Unknown English
11366 My Love Ishikawa Takuboku Japanese Japanese
11532 Poems of Matsuo Bashō Matsuo Bashō 1601 Japanese Japanese
11563 Essays In Idleness Yoshida Kenko 1330 Japanese Japanese
14698 Mushotoku Mind Taisen Deshimaru 2012 Japanese English
14788 The Three Hundred Tang Poems China 1763 Chinese Chinese
15865 Shobogenzo Dōgen 1231 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Essential Haiku Robert Hass 1994 American English
16940 The Collected Songs Of Cold Mountain Hanshan -800 Chinese Classical chinese
17162 Inventario Di Alcune Cose Perdute Judith Schalansky 2018 German German
17162 The Half Known Life Pico Iyer 2023 British English
17162 Temporary Hilary Leichter 2020 American English
17162 The Ten Thousand Leaves Robert Lyons Danly 1981 Unknown English
17162 Selected Poems Su Tung–p’o Chinese Chinese
17019 What The Buddha Taught Walpola Rahula 1959 British English