The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Malaysia

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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
2523 Old Filth Jane Gardam 2004 British English
2554 Amok Stefan Zweig 1922 Austrian German
3312 Into The Heart Of Borneo Redmond O'Hanlon 1984 British English
3324 Sandokan Emilio Salgari 1883 Italian Italian
8026 Among The Believers V. S. Naipaul 1981 British English
9018 Kalimantaan C. S. Godshalk 1998 American English
10086 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10490 The House Of Doors Tan Twang Eng 2023 Malaysian English
10577 The South Tash Aw 2025 Malaysian English
10878 Kampung Boy Lat 1979 Malaysian Malay
11610 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
12130 The Glass Palace Amitav Ghosh 2000 Indian English
13554 Almayer's Folly Joseph Conrad 1895 British English
14401 La Ligne Noire Jean-Christophe Grangé 2004 French French
14830 Billion Dollar Whale Tom Wright, Bradley Hope 2018 American English
14983 The Night Tiger Yangsze Choo 2019 Malaysian English
17117 Stranger in the Forest Eric Hansen 1988 American English
17117 Little Wilson and Big God Anthony Burgess 1987 British English
17117 How We Disappeared Jing-Jing Lee 2019 Singaporean English
17117 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17117 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17117 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17117 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17117 Certainty Madeleine Thien 2006 Canadian English
17117 Bellies Nicola Dinan 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Garden Of Evening Mists Tan Twang Eng 2012 Malaysian English
17117 The Gift Of Rain Tan Twang Eng 2007 Malaysian English
17117 The House Of Doors Tan Twan Eng 2023 Malaysian English
17117 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English