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
12326 Conquest Of Mexico Hugh Thomas 1993 British English
12453 The Possession Of Alba Díaz Isabel Cañas 2025 Unknown English
12834 Cantora Sylvia Lopez-Medina 1992 American English
13362 The Book Of Lamentations Rosario Castellanos 1962 Mexican Spanish
13513 The Norton Anthology Of Latino Literature Ilan Stavans 2005 Multiple English
13533 Gardner's Art Through The Ages Helen Gardner 1926 American English
13567 Butterfly Boy Rigoberto González 2006 American English
13886 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
14335 Beyond Smoke And Mirrors Douglas S. Massey 2002 American English
14411 The Man Who Fed The World Leon Hesser 2006 American English
14899 Great River Paul Horgan 1954 American English
14888 Aura Carlos Fuentes 1962 Mexican Spanish
14985 Born to Run Chris McDougall 2009 American English
14985 Sea Monsters Chloe Aridjis 2019 British English
14985 The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver 2009 American English
14985 The Devil Takes You Home Gabino Iglesias 2022 American English
14985 Salt Mark Kurlansky 2002 American English
14985 Faces In The Crowd Valeria Luiselli 2011 Mexican Spanish
15734 Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez / The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez José F. Buscaglia-Salgado, Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora 1690 Mexican Spanish
15916 A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies Bartolomé de las Casas 1552 Spanish Spanish
15909 Angle Of Repose, The Spectator Bird, Crossing To Safety Wallace Stegner 1971 American English
15916 De Perfil José Agustín 1966 Mexican Spanish
15916 Tschiffely's Ride A. F. Tschiffely 1933 British English
16584 The Halloween Tree Ray Bradbury 1972 American English
16583 The Log From The Sea Of Cortez John Steinbeck 1951 American English
16734 Incidents of Travel in Yucatan James Stephens 1843 American English
17164 The War with Mexico Justin H. Smith 1919 American English
16838 Castaways Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca 1542 Spanish Spanish
17164 Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012 American English
17164 Dreamers Yuyi Morales 2018 Mexican English
17164 Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz 1997 Mexican English
17164 T. Rex And The Crater Of Doom Walter Alvarez 1997 American English
17164 Fifth Sun Camilla Townsend 2019 American English
17164 The Line Becomes A River Francisco Cantú 2018 American English
17164 Soma Gordon Wasson 1968 Unknown English
17164 American Dirt Jeanine Cummins 2020 American English
17164 Las Batallas En El Desierto José Emilio Pacheco 1981 Mexican Spanish
17164 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17164 Streets Of Laredo Larry McMurtry 1993 American English
17164 Art History Marilyn Stokstad 1995 American English
17164 Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009 American English
17164 In Times Of Fading Light Eugen Ruge 2011 German German
17164 Blood And Thunder Hampton Sides 2006 American English
17164 Dollar Sign On The Muscle Kevin Kerrane 1984 American English
17164 Gone For Soldiers Jeff Shaara 2000 American English
17164 Queer William S. Burroughs 1985 American English
17164 Not Even The Dead Juan Gómez Bárcena 2023 Spanish Spanish
17164 Drawdown Paul Hawken 2017 American English
17164 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17164 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17164 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17164 The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium Martin Gurri 2014 Unknown English
17164 M Train Patti Smith 2015 American English
17164 Folly And Glory Larry McMurtry 2004 American English
17164 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17164 The Soccer War Ryszard Kapuscinski 1978 Polish Polish
17164 The Cartel Don Winslow 2015 American English
17164 The Infinite Plan Isabel Allende 1992 Chilean Spanish
17164 Last Date In El Zapotal Mateo García Elizondo 2019 Mexican Spanish
17164 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17164 Soccer In Sun And Shadow Eduardo Galeano 1995 Uruguayan Spanish
17164 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17164 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17164 Paradais Fernanda Melchor 2022 Mexican Spanish
17164 After The Sun Jonas Eika 2018 Danish Danish
17164 Loop Brenda Lozano 2014 Mexican Spanish
17164 Ramifications Daniel Saldaña París 2018 Mexican Spanish
17164 Umami Laia Jufresa 2015 Mexican Spanish
17164 On Lighthouses Jazmina Barrera 2017 Mexican Spanish
17164 The Confusion Neal Stephenson 2004 American English
17164 Of Wolves And Men Barry Lopez 1978 American English
17164 Diego & Frida J. M. G. Le Clezio 1993 French French
17164 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17164 Of Women And Salt Gabriela Garcia 2021 Unknown English
17164 Velvet Was The Night Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2021 Mexican English
17164 The World And All That It Holds Aleksandar Hemon 2023 Bosnian English
17164 Desperadoes Ron Hansen 1979 American English
17164 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
17106 The Age Of Revolution, 1789 1848 Eric Hobsbawm 1962 British English
17164 An Elemental Thing Eliot Weinberger 2007 American English
16906 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17164 North America's Forgotten Past Series Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear 1990 American English
17164 A Road We Do Not Know Frederick J. Chiaventone 1996 Unknown English
17164 The Luck Of Huemac Daniel Peters 1981 Unknown English
17164 A Signal Victory David Stacton 1960 American English
17164 Worn Sofi Thanhauser 2022 Unknown English
17164 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17164 Fear Is Just A Word Azam Ahmed 2023 Unknown English
17164 Liliana’s Invincible Summer Cristina Rivera Garza 2023 Unknown Spanish
17164 The Rediscovery Of America Ned Blackhawk 2023 American English
17164 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17164 Still Born Guadalupe Nettel 2023 Mexican Spanish
17164 The Migrant Chef Laura Tillman 2023 Unknown English
17164 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17164 On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock 2023 Unknown English
17164 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17164 The Prince And The Coyote David Bowles 2023 Unknown English
17164 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17164 Ways Of Escape Graham Greene 1971 British English
17164 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17164 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
17164 November Road Lou Berney 2018 American English
17164 The House Of The Scorpion Nancy Farmer 2002 American English
17164 1919 Martin W. Sandler 2019 American English
17164 Migratory Birds Mariana Oliver 2014 Mexican Spanish
17164 Women, Art, And Society Whitney Chadwick 1990 American English
17164 In Light Of India Octavio Paz 1995 Mexican Spanish
17164 To Shake The Sleeping Self Jedidiah Jenkins 2018 American English
17164 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
16883 Pedro Páramo / El Llano En Llamas Juan Rulfo 1953 Mexican Spanish