The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Nanjing

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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
3544 The Good Women Of China Xinran 2002 Chinese Chinese
4626 The Opium War Julia Lovell 2011 British English
4763 400 Million Customers Carl Crow 1937 American English
5441 1587, A Year Of No Significance Ray Huang 1981 Chinese English
5456 Forgotten Ally Rana Mitter 2013 British English
5522 Mao's China And After Maurice Meisner 1977 American English
5965 Imperial China, 900–1800 F. W. Mote 1999 Chinese English
6225 The Chinese Enlightenment Vera Schwarcz 1986 Unknown English
6428 Riding The Iron Rooster Paul Theroux 1988 American English
6888 The Boxer Rebellion Diana Preston 1999 Unknown English
7595 Wealth And Power Orville Schell, John Delury 2013 Chinese English
8340 The Poems Of Li Po Li Po -750 Chinese Classical chinese
8349 China Road Rob Gifford 2007 British English
8418 The Man Who Loved China Simon Winchester 2008 British English
8576 Socialism Is Great! Lijia Zhang 2008 Chinese English
9695 The Beautiful Country And The Middle Kingdom John Pomfret 2016 American English
17117 The Flowers Of War Yan Geling 2006 Chinese Chinese
17117 Atrocities Matthew White 2011 Unknown English
17117 Mountain Of Fame John E. Wills Jr. 1992 Chinese English
17117 The Tragedy Of Liberation Frank Dikötter 2013 Chinese English
17117 Ming Robert B. Oxnam 1995 Unknown English