The Greatest Austrian Books of All Time on Memory

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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
869 Woodcutters Thomas Bernhard 1984 Austrian German
923 The World Of Yesterday Stefan Zweig 1942 Austrian German
1271 Extinction Thomas Bernhard 1986 Austrian German
1446 The Tongue Set Free Elias Canetti 1977 Austrian German
2062 The Last World Christoph Ransmayr 1988 Austrian German
2406 A Sorrow Beyond Dreams Peter Handke 1972 Austrian German
3833 Invocation Of The Great Bear Ingeborg Bachmann 1956 Austrian German
5133 The Snows Of Yesteryear Gregor von Rezzori 1989 Austrian German
6219 The Origin Thomas Bernhard 1975 Austrian German
6343 Repetition Peter Handke 1986 Austrian German
6343 Reise Durch Die Nacht Friederike Mayröcker 1986 Austrian German
6548 Heldenplatz Thomas Bernhard 1988 Austrian German
6717 Stories of Adalbert Stifter Adalbert Stifter 1801 Austrian German
6902 Autobiography Thomas Bernhard 1975 Austrian German
7108 The Children Of The Dead Elfriede Jelinek 2024 Austrian German
7216 Poems And Verse Plays Hugo von Hofmannsthal 1900 Austrian German
7216 Poems Of Georg Trakl Georg Trakl 1913 Austrian German
9755 Darkness Spoken Ingeborg Bachmann 2006 Austrian German
10264 Slow Homecoming Peter Handke 1979 Austrian German
16575 Letter From An Unknown Woman Stefan Zweig 1922 Austrian German
17163 The Weight Of Things Marianne Fritz 1978 Austrian German
17163 Angel Of Oblivion Maja Haderlap 2011 Austrian German