The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Leningrad
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 | Requiem | Anna Akhmatova | 1963 | Russian | Russian | |
| 1454 | Pushkin House | Andrey Bitov | 1978 | Russian | Russian | |
| 2959 | A Poem Without A Hero | Anna Akhmatova | 1960 | Russian | Russian | |
| 3637 | Goat Song | Konstantin Vaginov | 1927 | Russian | Russian | |
| 3638 | Notes From The Blockade | Lydia Ginzburg | 1960 | Russian | Russian | |
| 4581 | The Zone | Sergei Dovlatov | 1982 | Russian | Russian | |
| 9542 | Sofia Petrovna | Lydia Chukovskaya | 1965 | Russian | Russian | |
| 11161 | The Forbidden Garden | Simon Parkin | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 13941 | The Siege | Helen Dunmore | 2001 | British | English | |
| 17120 | City Of Thieves | David Benioff | 2008 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Engineers Of Victory | Paul Kennedy | 2013 | British | English | |
| 17120 | Red Plenty | Francis Spufford | 2010 | British | English |