The Greatest Books of All Time on Letters

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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
718 Possession A. S. Byatt 1990 British English
2013 The Habit of Being Flannery O'Connor 1979 American English
3954 Life In The Tomb Stratis Myrivilis 1924 Greek Greek
4208 Heartbreak Tango Manuel Puig 1969 Argentinian Spanish
4766 The Abc Murders Agatha Christie 1936 British English
5410 Last Days of Summer Steve Kluger 1998 American English
5582 This Is How You Lose The Time War Amal El Mohtar, Max Gladstone 2019 Multiple English
5763 Dear Theo Irving Stone, Jean Stone 1937 American English
7135 To All The Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han 2014 American English
7216 Prison Of Love Diego de San Pedro 1485 Spanish Spanish
7766 Pavel's Letters Monika Maron 1999 German German
8582 Cartas Cruzadas Darío Jaramillo 1995 Colombian Spanish
9036 From A To X John Berger 2008 British English
10366 The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page Burton J. Hendrick 1922 American English
10573 The Censors Luisa Valenzuela 1976 Argentinian Spanish
11024 Follow Your Heart Susanna Tamaro 1994 Italian Italian
11582 The Mixquiahuala Letters Ana Castillo 1986 American English
11941 Barrett Wendell and His Letters M. A. Dewolfe Howe 1924 American English
11941 The Training of an American Burton J. Hendrick 1928 American English
13089 P.S. I Love You Cecelia Ahern 2004 Irish English
13137 Katherine Mansfield Gerri Kimber 2025 Unknown English
13362 The Works of Walter Savage Landor Walter Savage Landor 1846 British English
13729 Oscar And The Lady In Pink Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt 2002 French French
13818 The Capri Letters Mario Soldati 1954 Italian Italian
14677 The Life And Letters Of John Hay William Roscoe Thayer 1915 American English
14985 Galileo's Daughter Dava Sobel 1999 American English
15727 You Know Me Al Ring Lardner 1916 American English
17162 Night Letters Robert Dessaix 1996 Australian English
17162 Мили бате! ... Писма на един дакел Stanka Pencheva 1971 Bulgarian Bulgarian
17162 Dear John Nicholas Sparks 2006 American English
17162 Book Of Ages Jill Lepore 2013 American English
17162 A Woman, A Man, And Two Kingdoms Francis Steegmuller 1991 American English
17162 Dearest Friend Lynne Withey 1981 American English
17162 Dear Lupin Roger Mortimer, Charlie Mortimer 2011 British English
17162 The Letters Of Rachel Henning Rachel Henning 1952 Australian English
17162 Love, Mom Iliana Xander Unknown Unknown
17162 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese