The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Mexico

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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
12324 Conquest Of Mexico Hugh Thomas 1993 British English
12451 The Possession Of Alba Díaz Isabel Cañas 2025 Unknown English
12832 Cantora Sylvia Lopez-Medina 1992 American English
13359 The Book Of Lamentations Rosario Castellanos 1962 Mexican Spanish
13511 The Norton Anthology Of Latino Literature Ilan Stavans 2005 Multiple English
13532 Gardner's Art Through The Ages Helen Gardner 1926 American English
13566 Butterfly Boy Rigoberto González 2006 American English
13885 Into The Beautiful North Luis Alberto Urrea 2009 American English
13941 The Story Of My Teeth Valeria Luiselli 2015 Mexican Spanish
14070 Erste Erde Epos Raoul Schrott 2016 Austrian German
14232 Esperanza Rising Pam Muñoz Ryan 2000 American English
14334 Beyond Smoke And Mirrors Douglas S. Massey 2002 American English
14410 The Man Who Fed The World Leon Hesser 2006 American English
14896 Great River Paul Horgan 1954 American English
14885 Aura Carlos Fuentes 1962 Mexican Spanish
14983 Born to Run Chris McDougall 2009 American English
14983 Sea Monsters Chloe Aridjis 2019 British English
14983 The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver 2009 American English
14983 The Devil Takes You Home Gabino Iglesias 2022 American English
14983 Salt Mark Kurlansky 2002 American English
14983 Faces In The Crowd Valeria Luiselli 2011 Mexican Spanish
15726 Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez / The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez José F. Buscaglia-Salgado, Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora 1690 Mexican Spanish
15897 A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies Bartolomé de las Casas 1552 Spanish Spanish
15893 Angle Of Repose, The Spectator Bird, Crossing To Safety Wallace Stegner 1971 American English
15897 De Perfil José Agustín 1966 Mexican Spanish
15897 Tschiffely's Ride A. F. Tschiffely 1933 British English
16584 The Halloween Tree Ray Bradbury 1972 American English
16696 Incidents of Travel in Yucatan James Stephens 1843 American English
17119 The War with Mexico Justin H. Smith 1919 American English
16797 Castaways Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca 1542 Spanish Spanish
17119 Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012 American English
17119 Dreamers Yuyi Morales 2018 Mexican English
17119 Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz 1997 Mexican English
17119 T. Rex And The Crater Of Doom Walter Alvarez 1997 American English
17119 Fifth Sun Camilla Townsend 2019 American English
17119 The Line Becomes A River Francisco Cantú 2018 American English
17119 Soma Gordon Wasson 1968 Unknown English
17119 American Dirt Jeanine Cummins 2020 American English
17119 Las Batallas En El Desierto José Emilio Pacheco 1981 Mexican Spanish
17119 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17119 Streets Of Laredo Larry McMurtry 1993 American English
17119 Art History Marilyn Stokstad 1995 American English
17119 Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009 American English
17119 In Times Of Fading Light Eugen Ruge 2011 German German
17119 Blood And Thunder Hampton Sides 2006 American English
17119 Dollar Sign On The Muscle Kevin Kerrane 1984 American English
17119 Gone For Soldiers Jeff Shaara 2000 American English
17119 Queer William S. Burroughs 1985 American English
17119 Not Even The Dead Juan Gómez Bárcena 2023 Spanish Spanish
17119 Drawdown Paul Hawken 2017 American English
17119 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17119 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17119 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17119 The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium Martin Gurri 2014 Unknown English
17119 M Train Patti Smith 2015 American English
17119 Folly And Glory Larry McMurtry 2004 American English
17119 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17119 The Soccer War Ryszard Kapuscinski 1978 Polish Polish
17119 The Cartel Don Winslow 2015 American English
17119 The Infinite Plan Isabel Allende 1992 Chilean Spanish
17119 Last Date In El Zapotal Mateo García Elizondo 2019 Mexican Spanish
17119 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17119 Soccer In Sun And Shadow Eduardo Galeano 1995 Uruguayan Spanish
17119 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17119 Paradais Fernanda Melchor 2022 Mexican Spanish
17119 After The Sun Jonas Eika 2018 Danish Danish
17119 Loop Brenda Lozano 2014 Mexican Spanish
17119 Ramifications Daniel Saldaña París 2018 Mexican Spanish
17119 Umami Laia Jufresa 2015 Mexican Spanish
17119 On Lighthouses Jazmina Barrera 2017 Mexican Spanish
17119 The Confusion Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17119 Of Wolves And Men Barry Lopez 1978 American English
17119 Diego & Frida J. M. G. Le Clezio 1993 French French
17119 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17119 Of Women And Salt Gabriela Garcia 2021 Unknown English
17119 Velvet Was The Night Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2021 Mexican English
17119 The World And All That It Holds Aleksandar Hemon 2023 Bosnian English
17119 Desperadoes Ron Hansen 1979 American English
17119 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
17099 The Age Of Revolution, 1789 1848 Eric Hobsbawm 1962 British English
17119 An Elemental Thing Eliot Weinberger 2007 American English
16870 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17119 North America's Forgotten Past Series Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear 1990 American English
17119 A Road We Do Not Know Frederick J. Chiaventone 1996 Unknown English
17119 The Luck Of Huemac Daniel Peters 1981 Unknown English
17119 A Signal Victory David Stacton 1960 American English
17119 Worn Sofi Thanhauser 2022 Unknown English
17119 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17119 Fear Is Just A Word Azam Ahmed 2023 Unknown English
17119 Liliana’s Invincible Summer Cristina Rivera Garza 2023 Unknown Spanish
17119 The Rediscovery Of America Ned Blackhawk 2023 American English
17119 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17119 Still Born Guadalupe Nettel 2023 Mexican Spanish
17119 The Migrant Chef Laura Tillman 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17119 On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock 2023 Unknown English
17119 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17119 The Prince And The Coyote David Bowles 2023 Unknown English
17119 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17119 Ways Of Escape Graham Greene 1971 British English
17119 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17119 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
17119 November Road Lou Berney 2018 American English
17119 The House Of The Scorpion Nancy Farmer 2002 American English
17119 1919 Martin W. Sandler 2019 American English
17119 Migratory Birds Mariana Oliver 2014 Mexican Spanish
17119 Women, Art, And Society Whitney Chadwick 1990 American English
17119 In Light Of India Octavio Paz 1995 Mexican Spanish
17119 To Shake The Sleeping Self Jedidiah Jenkins 2018 American English
17119 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
16840 Pedro Páramo / El Llano En Llamas Juan Rulfo 1953 Mexican Spanish