The Greatest Books of All Time on Nazism

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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
1085 The Book Thief Markus Zusak 2005 Australian English
1120 The Sorrow of Belgium Hugo Claus 1983 Belgian Dutch
1535 The Sound Of His Horn Sarban 1952 British English
2134 I Will Bear Witness Victor Klemperer 1995 German German
2203 The Kindly Ones Jonathan Littell 2006 French French
2550 Death in Rome Wolfgang Koeppen 1954 German German
2639 Fatherland Robert Harris 1992 British English
2793 Dog Years Günter Grass 1963 German German
3243 Death Is My Trade Robert Merle 1952 French French
3531 Behemoth Franz Neumann 1942 German English
3638 The Language Of The Third Reich Victor Klemperer 1947 German German
3896 The Meaning of Hitler Sebastian Haffner 1978 German German
4196 The Oppermanns Lion Feuchtwanger 1933 German German
4830 Patterns of Childhood Christa Wolf 1976 German German
5660 March Violets Philip Kerr 1989 British English
5979 The Ogre Michel Tournier 1970 French French
5980 The Boys From Brazil Ira Levin 1976 American English
6314 Every Man Dies Alone Hans Fallada 1947 German German
7108 The Children Of The Dead Elfriede Jelinek 2024 Austrian German
7127 The Redbreast Jo Nesbø 2000 Norwegian Norwegian
7766 In Search of Klingsor Jorge Volpi Escalante 1999 Mexican Spanish
8854 How German Is It Walter Abish 1980 American English
9706 Address Unknown Kathrine Kressmann Taylor 1938 American English
10171 Dragon's Teeth Upton Sinclair 1942 American English
10442 Women In The Resistance And In The Holocaust Vera Laska 1975 Czech English
10856 Berlin Noir Philip Kerr 1989 British English
11576 The Last Days of Hitler Hugh Trevor-Roper 1947 British English
11860 The Return Of The Dancing Master Henning Mankell 2000 Swedish Swedish
11941 Days of Sorrow and Pain Leonard Baker 1978 American English
12050 Omega Minor Paul Verhaeghen 2004 Belgian Dutch
14088 La Part De L'autre Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt 2001 French French
14212 The Fox In The Attic Richard Hughes 1961 British English
14880 War In Val D'orcia Iris Origo 1947 Italian English
15757 Mother Night Kurt Vonnegut 1961 American English
15835 The Cunning Of History Richard L. Rubenstein 1975 American English
15916 Berlin Diary William L. Shirer 1941 British English
16719 Inside The Third Reich Speer 1969 German German
17162 Bent Martin Sherman 1979 British English
17162 The Crime And Punishment Of I. G. Farben Joseph Borkin 1978 American English
17162 Stones From The River Ursula Hegi 1994 German English
17162 Blitzed Norman Ohler 2015 German German
17162 Eichmann Before Jerusalem Bettina Stangneth 2011 German German
17162 Hhh H Laurent binet 2010 French French