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
2485 Small Island Andrea Levy 2004 British English
3021 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
5970 Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands Mary Seacole 1857 Jamaican English
6454 The Arrivants Kamau Brathwaite 1973 Barbadian English
7196 Mango Walk Rhona Martin 1981 Jamaican English
8528 The Book Of Night Women Marlon James 2009 Jamaican English
8669 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillan 1996 American English
8706 Tom Cringle's Log Michael Scott 1829 British English
10021 The Nine Lives Of Charlotte Taylor Sally Armstrong 2007 Canadian English
10376 How To Say Babylon Safiya Sinclair 2023 Unknown English
10408 The Harder They Come Michael Thelwell 1980 American English
11442 The Land Of Look Behind Michelle Cliff 1985 American English
11611 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11936 Rule Of The Bone Russell Banks 1995 American English
12513 Bake Face And Other Guava Stories Opal Palmer Adisa 1991 Jamaican English
12787 The Jamaica Kollection Of The Shante Dream Arkive Marcia Douglas 2025 Jamaican English
15661 Born In Blackness Howard W. French 2021 American English
15899 Tell My Horse Zora Neale Hurston 1938 American English
15899 The Hills Were Joyful Together Roger Mais 1953 Jamaican English
15899 A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies Bartolomé de las Casas 1552 Spanish Spanish
15899 The Traveller's Tree Patrick Leigh Fermor 1950 British English
17120 Island on Fire Tom Zoellner 2020 American English
17120 Voyager Diana Gabaldon 1993 American English
17120 Discerner Of Hearts Olive Senior 1995 Canadian English
17120 Summer Lightning Olive Senior 1986 Jamaican English
17120 Pirate Latitudes Michael Crichton 2009 American English
17120 Caribbean James A. Michener 1989 American English
17120 Bloody Jack L.A. Meyer 2002 American English
17120 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17120 The Sports Gene David Epstein 2013 American English
17120 River Sing Me Home Eleanor Shearer 2023 Unknown English
17120 How To Say Babylon Safiya Sinclair 2023 Unknown English
17120 Fire Rush Jacqueline Crooks 2023 Unknown English
17120 Ian Fleming Nicholas Shakespeare 2023 Unknown English