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
2525 Old Filth Jane Gardam 2004 British English
2547 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
8027 Among The Believers V. S. Naipaul 1981 British English
9022 Kalimantaan C. S. Godshalk 1998 American English
10092 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10496 The House Of Doors Tan Twang Eng 2023 Malaysian English
10584 The South Tash Aw 2025 Malaysian English
10885 Kampung Boy Lat 1979 Malaysian Malay
11613 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
12131 The Glass Palace Amitav Ghosh 2000 Indian English
13555 Almayer's Folly Joseph Conrad 1895 British English
14402 La Ligne Noire Jean-Christophe Grangé 2004 French French
14833 Billion Dollar Whale Tom Wright, Bradley Hope 2018 American English
14985 The Night Tiger Yangsze Choo 2019 Malaysian English
17163 Stranger in the Forest Eric Hansen 1988 American English
17163 Little Wilson and Big God Anthony Burgess 1987 British English
17163 How We Disappeared Jing-Jing Lee 2019 Singaporean English
17163 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17163 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17163 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17163 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17163 Certainty Madeleine Thien 2006 Canadian English
17163 Bellies Nicola Dinan 2023 Unknown English
17163 The Garden Of Evening Mists Tan Twang Eng 2012 Malaysian English
17163 The Gift Of Rain Tan Twang Eng 2007 Malaysian English
17163 The House Of Doors Tan Twan Eng 2023 Malaysian English
17163 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English