The Greatest Books of All Time on National Identity

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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
1759 Bai Ganyo Aleko Konstantinov 1895 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3637 Des Knaben Wunderhorn Clemens Brentano, Achim von Arnim 1808 German German
4633 The Inability To Mourn Alexander Mitscherlich, Margarete Mitscherlich 1967 German German
10450 This Republic of Suffering Drew Gilpin Faust 2008 American English
11137 The End of the Myth Greg Grandin 2019 American English
13600 En France Marius-Ary Leblond 1909 French French
13600 The Flame That Is France Henry Malherbe French Unknown
17125 All Played Out Pete Davies 1995 British English
17125 The Great Experiment Yascha Mounk 2022 American English
17125 Poland Adam Zamoyski 2009 British English