The Greatest Books of All Time on Monasticism
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | The Name of the Rose | Umberto Eco | 1980 | Italian | Italian | |
| 1068 | The Seven Storey Mountain | Thomas Merton | 1948 | American | English | |
| 1323 | A Canticle for Leibowitz | Walter M. Miller | 1960 | American | English | |
| 2720 | The Life Of Saint Teresa Of Avila By Herself | Teresa of Avila | 1588 | Spanish | Spanish | |
| 4877 | The Golden String | Bede Griffiths | 1954 | British | English | |
| 5303 | The Love Of Learning And The Desire For God | Jean Leclercq | 1960 | French | French | |
| 6002 | The Life Of Rancé | François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand | 1844 | French | French | |
| 9226 | Sun Dancing | Geoffrey Moorhouse | 1997 | British | English | |
| 14774 | Ecclesiastical History Of The English People | Bede | 731 | British | Latin | |
| 17119 | The Wandering Mind | Jamie Kreiner | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17119 | Ireland In The Medieval World, Ad400–1000 | Bhreathnach, Edel | Irish | English | ||
| 17119 | A Book Of Silence | Maitland, Sara | 2008 | British | English |