The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Jamaica

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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
158 Wide Sargasso Sea Jean Rhys 1966 British English
1277 A High Wind in Jamaica Richard Hughes 1929 British English
1390 A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James 2014 Jamaican English
2487 Small Island Andrea Levy 2004 British English
3022 Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1922 British English
3469 The Story Of English Robert McCrum 1986 British English
3638 The Logbook Of Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus 1493 Multiple Spanish
3934 The Sun Is My Undoing Marguerite Steen 1941 British English
5972 Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands Mary Seacole 1857 Jamaican English
6455 The Arrivants Kamau Brathwaite 1973 Barbadian English
7197 Mango Walk Rhona Martin 1981 Jamaican English
8530 The Book Of Night Women Marlon James 2009 Jamaican English
8671 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillan 1996 American English
8708 Tom Cringle's Log Michael Scott 1829 British English
10025 The Nine Lives Of Charlotte Taylor Sally Armstrong 2007 Canadian English
10380 How To Say Babylon Safiya Sinclair 2023 Unknown English
10412 The Harder They Come Michael Thelwell 1980 American English
11445 The Land Of Look Behind Michelle Cliff 1985 American English
11613 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11938 Rule Of The Bone Russell Banks 1995 American English
12515 Bake Face And Other Guava Stories Opal Palmer Adisa 1991 Jamaican English
12789 The Jamaica Kollection Of The Shante Dream Arkive Marcia Douglas 2025 Jamaican English
15667 Born In Blackness Howard W. French 2021 American English
15916 Tell My Horse Zora Neale Hurston 1938 American English
15916 The Hills Were Joyful Together Roger Mais 1953 Jamaican English
15916 A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies Bartolomé de las Casas 1552 Spanish Spanish
15916 The Traveller's Tree Patrick Leigh Fermor 1950 British English
17163 Island on Fire Tom Zoellner 2020 American English
17163 Voyager Diana Gabaldon 1993 American English
17163 Discerner Of Hearts Olive Senior 1995 Canadian English
17163 Summer Lightning Olive Senior 1986 Jamaican English
17163 Pirate Latitudes Michael Crichton 2009 American English
17163 Caribbean James A. Michener 1989 American English
17163 Bloody Jack L.A. Meyer 2002 American English
17163 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17163 The Sports Gene David Epstein 2013 American English
17163 River Sing Me Home Eleanor Shearer 2023 Unknown English
17163 How To Say Babylon Safiya Sinclair 2023 Unknown English
17163 Fire Rush Jacqueline Crooks 2023 Unknown English
17163 Ian Fleming Nicholas Shakespeare 2023 Unknown English