The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Kabul

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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
892 The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini 2003 Afghan English
2058 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini 2007 Afghan English
3480 The Bookseller of Kabul Asne Seierstad 2002 Norwegian Norwegian
6413 My Forbidden Face Latifa 2001 Afghan French
8461 The Gun C. J. Chivers 2010 American English
8989 The Deal Of The Century Steve Coll 1986 American English
10379 Rogue Forces Mark Willacy 2021 Unknown English
11433 A History Of Bombing Sven Lindqvist 1999 Swedish Swedish
11542 Half The Sky Nicholas Kristof 2009 American English
11634 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
12221 The Swallows Of Kabul Yasmina Khadra 2002 Algerian French
13256 The Photographer Emmanuel Guibert 2003 French English
13599 The Patience Stone Atiq Rahimi 2008 French French
14457 The White Man’s Burden William Russell Easterly 2006 Unknown English
17117 Temptations Of The West Pankaj Mishra 2006 Indian English
17117 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17117 Politics On The Edge Rory Stewart 2023 British English
17117 The Pearl That Broke Its Shell Nadia Hashimi 2014 American English
17117 My Dear Kabul Afghan women’s writing group 2024 Unknown Unknown
17117 Dead Men Risen Toby Harnden 2011 British English
17117 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17117 The Underground Girls Of Kabul Jenny Nordberg 2014 Unknown English
17117 The Moghul Thomas Hoover 1983 American English
17117 Grand Delusion Steven Simon 2023 Unknown English
17117 Missionaries Phil Klay 2020 American English
17117 Like Hidden Fire: The Plot To Bring Down The British Empire hopkirk 1994 Unknown English