The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Lisbon

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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
80 Candide Voltaire 1759 French French
200 The Book of Disquiet Fernando Pessoa 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
740 Silence Shūsaku Endō 1966 Japanese Japanese
970 The Maias Eça de Queirós 1888 Portuguese Portuguese
1242 The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis José Saramago 1984 Portuguese Portuguese
1710 The Club Dumas Arturo Pérez-Reverte 1993 Spanish Spanish
1882 Pereira Maintains Antonio Tabucchi 1994 Italian Italian
2005 Baltasar and Blimunda José Saramago 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
2288 The History of the Siege of Lisbon José Saramago 1989 Portuguese Portuguese
2751 Decisive Moments in History Stefan Zweig 1927 Austrian German
3568 The Return Of The Caravels António Lobo Antunes 1988 Portuguese Portuguese
3571 The Inquisitors' Manual António Lobo Antunes 1996 Portuguese English
3638 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Lord Byron 1812 British English
5025 The City And The Mountains Eça de Queirós 1901 Portuguese Portuguese
5478 Fado Alexandrino António Lobo Antunes 1983 Portuguese Portuguese
5497 Signs Of Fire Jorge de Sena 1979 Portuguese Portuguese
5913 Poems Of Fernando Pessoa Fernando Pessoa 1942 Portuguese Portuguese
7216 The Lisbon Earthquake Voltaire 1756 French French
7611 Winter In Lisbon Antonio Muñoz Molina 1987 Spanish Spanish
8585 Sermões Padre Vieira 1642 Brazilian Portuguese
8586 The Accidental Indies Robert Finley 2000 Canadian English
10235 Que Cavalos São Aqueles Que Fazem Sombra No Mar? António Lobo Antunes 2009 Portuguese Portuguese
10507 A Voyage To India Gonçalo M. Tavares 2010 Portuguese Portuguese
10751 Ballad Of Dogs' Beach José Cardoso Pires 1982 Portuguese Portuguese
10784 Act Of The Damned António Lobo Antunes 1985 Portuguese Portuguese
10862 Nova Antologia Poética Vinícius De Moraes 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
11075 Your Steps On The Stairs Antonio Muñoz Molina, Curtis Bauer 2019 Spanish English
11200 Mensagem Fernando Pessoa 1934 Portuguese Portuguese
11238 Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water António Lobo Antunes 2017 Portuguese Portuguese
11392 Always Astonished Fernando Pessoa 1988 Portuguese Portuguese
11636 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
12028 Night Train To Lisbon Pascal Mercier 2004 Swiss German
12062 O Tamanho Do Mundo António Lobo Antunes 2022 Portuguese Portuguese
13600 Brazil Red Jean-Christophe Rufin 2001 French French
14985 Europe Norman Davies 1996 British English
15667 Born In Blackness Howard W. French 2021 American English
16674 Lettres Portugaises Gabriel de Guilleragues 1668 French French
17161 The Third Reich Michael Burleigh 2000 British English
17161 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17161 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17161 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17161 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17161 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17092 Candide And Other Stories Voltaire 1759 French French
17161 A Little Larger Than The Entire Universe Fernando Pessoa 1998 Portuguese Portuguese
17161 On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock 2023 Unknown English
17161 The Ornament Of The World María Rosa Menocal 2002 American English
17161 The Russia House John le Carré 1989 British English
17161 A Fórmula De Deus José M. Sánchez Santos Unknown Unknown
17147 The Relic Eça de Queirós 1887 Portuguese Portuguese