The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Mexico City

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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
355 The Savage Detectives Roberto Bolaño 1998 Chilean Spanish
756 The Labyrinth of Solitude Octavio Paz 1950 Mexican Spanish
1280 The Death of Artemio Cruz Carlos Fuentes 1962 Mexican Spanish
1868 Junky William S. Burroughs 1953 American English
2031 Cosmos Alexander von Humboldt 1845 German German
2661 The Years with Laura Diaz Carlos Fuentes 1999 Mexican Spanish
3070 Caramelo Sandra Cisneros 2002 American English
3132 The Man Who Loved Dogs Leonardo Padura 2009 Cuban Spanish
3390 La Realidad Y El Deseo Luis Cernuda 1936 Spanish Spanish
3637 Gods, Graves, And Scholars C. W. Ceram 1949 German German
4206 Here's to You, Jesusa! Elena Poniatowska 1969 Mexican Spanish
5241 Concierto Barroco Alejo Carpentier 1974 Cuban Spanish
5423 The City And The Pillar Gore Vidal 1948 American English
6139 Tear This Heart Out Ángeles Mastreta 1985 Mexican Spanish
6593 The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis 1983 American English
6881 Tinísima Elena Poniatowska 1992 Mexican Spanish
6978 News From The Empire Fernando del Paso 1987 Mexican Spanish
7215 The Empty Book Josefina Vicens 1958 Mexican English
8295 La Guerra De Galio Héctor Aguilar Camín 1991 Mexican Spanish
8617 Sidewalks Valeria Luiselli 2013 Mexican Spanish
8721 Dancing With Cuba Alma Guillermoprieto 2004 Mexican Spanish
8974 Mantra Rodrigo Fresán 2001 Argentinian Spanish
9191 Happy City Charles Montgomery 2013 Canadian English
9250 Sor Juana Or, The Traps Of Faith Octavio Paz 1982 Mexican Spanish
9505 False Years Josefina Vicens 1964 Mexican Unknown
9926 The Eagle's Throne Carlos Fuentes 2002 Mexican Spanish
9944 El Testigo Juan Villoro 2004 Mexican Spanish
10053 Diablo Guardián Xavier Velasco 2003 Mexican Spanish
10152 You Dreamed Of Empires Alvaro Enrigue 2024 Unknown English
11228 The Real Lolita Sarah Weinman 2018 Unknown English
11253 Frida Hayden Herrera 1983 American English
11306 James Tiptree, Jr. Julie Phillips 2006 Unknown English
11635 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
13533 Gardner's Art Through The Ages Helen Gardner 1926 American English
13941 The Story Of My Teeth Valeria Luiselli 2015 Mexican Spanish
14887 Aura Carlos Fuentes 1962 Mexican Spanish
14984 Faces In The Crowd Valeria Luiselli 2011 Mexican Spanish
15903 A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies Bartolomé de las Casas 1552 Spanish Spanish
15903 De Perfil José Agustín 1966 Mexican Spanish
15903 Tschiffely's Ride A. F. Tschiffely 1933 British English
17130 Las Batallas En El Desierto José Emilio Pacheco 1981 Mexican Spanish
17130 Art History Marilyn Stokstad 1995 American English
17130 Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009 American English
17130 Gone For Soldiers Jeff Shaara 2000 American English
17130 Queer William S. Burroughs 1985 American English
17130 Drawdown Paul Hawken 2017 American English
17130 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17130 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17130 The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium Martin Gurri 2014 Unknown English
17130 M Train Patti Smith 2015 American English
17130 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17130 The Soccer War Ryszard Kapuscinski 1978 Polish Polish
17130 The Cartel Don Winslow 2015 American English
17130 Soccer In Sun And Shadow Eduardo Galeano 1995 Uruguayan Spanish
17130 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17130 Loop Brenda Lozano 2014 Mexican Spanish
17130 Ramifications Daniel Saldaña París 2018 Mexican Spanish
17130 Umami Laia Jufresa 2015 Mexican Spanish
17130 On Lighthouses Jazmina Barrera 2017 Mexican Spanish
17130 Diego & Frida J. M. G. Le Clezio 1993 French French
17130 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17130 Velvet Was The Night Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2021 Mexican English
17130 The World And All That It Holds Aleksandar Hemon 2023 Bosnian English
17130 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
16870 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17130 Fear Is Just A Word Azam Ahmed 2023 Unknown English
17130 Liliana’s Invincible Summer Cristina Rivera Garza 2023 Unknown Spanish
17130 Still Born Guadalupe Nettel 2023 Mexican Spanish
17130 The Migrant Chef Laura Tillman 2023 Unknown English
17130 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17130 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17130 Ways Of Escape Graham Greene 1971 British English
17130 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17130 Women, Art, And Society Whitney Chadwick 1990 American English
17130 In Light Of India Octavio Paz 1995 Mexican Spanish
17130 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English