The Greatest Books of All Time on Mourning
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2149 | The Book of Songs | China | -600 | Chinese | Classical chinese | |
| 4634 | The Inability To Mourn | Alexander Mitscherlich, Margarete Mitscherlich | 1967 | German | German | |
| 7025 | Precarious Life | Judith Butler | 2004 | American | English | |
| 7056 | Some Thing Black | Jacques Roubaud | 1990 | French | French | |
| 7216 | On Sepulchres | Ugo Foscolo | 1809 | Italian | Italian | |
| 10453 | This Republic of Suffering | Drew Gilpin Faust | 2008 | American | English | |
| 11302 | New Cemetery | Simon Armitage | 2017 | English | English | |
| 13600 | The Roving Shadows | Pascal Quignard | 2002 | French | English | |
| 17160 | Kaddish | Leon Wieseltier | 1998 | Kaddish | English | |
| 17160 | Lincoln In The Bardo By George Saunders | Instaread Summaries | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17160 | Могила Шелли | Уайльд Оскар | Irish | Unknown | ||
| 17160 | Will The Circle Be Unbroken? | Studs Terkel | 1996 | American | English |