The Greatest Books of All Time on Insanity

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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
33 Catch-22 Joseph Heller 1961 American English
1715 The Clay Machine-gun Victor Pelevin 1996 Russian Russian
2429 The Physicists Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1962 Swiss German
3466 Murgunstrumm And Others Hugh B. Cave 1977 American English
4472 Alias Grace Margaret Atwood 1996 Canadian English
4877 Heroes And Tombs Ernesto Sábato 1961 Argentinian Spanish
8525 Sanctum Denise Mina 2002 Scottish English
9926 The Complete Plays Joe Orton 1976 British English
13938 Marat Sade Peter Weiss 1963 German German
14519 Memoir From Antproof Case Mark Helprin 1995 American English
14983 The Lieutenant Of Inishmore Martin McDonagh 2001 Irish English
14983 Floating Dragon Peter Straub 1983 American English
17117 Hard Cash Charles Reade 1863 British English
17117 The Professor And The Madman Simon Winchester 1998 British English