The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Netherlands

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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
113 The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank 1947 Dutch Dutch
374 Ethics Baruch de Spinoza 1677 Dutch Latin
537 The Waning of the Middle Ages Johan Huizinga 1919 Dutch Dutch
550 Max Havelaar Multatuli 1860 Dutch Dutch
654 The Praise of Folly Erasmus 1511 Dutch Latin
741 The Goldfinch Donna Tartt 2013 American English
796 The Fall Albert Camus 1956 French French
843 The Evenings Gerard Reve 1947 Dutch Dutch
897 The Darkroom Of Damocles W.F. Hermans 1958 Dutch Dutch
971 The Discovery of Heaven Harry Mulisch 1992 Dutch Dutch
1456 Flights Olga Tokarczuk 2007 Polish Polish
1463 Camera Obscura Nicolaas Beets 1839 Dutch Dutch
1482 Eline Vere Louis Couperus 1889 Dutch Dutch
1559 Character F. Bordewijk 1938 Dutch Dutch
1586 Gijsbrecht Van Aemstel Joost van den Vondel 1637 Dutch Dutch
1595 The Garden Where the Brass Band Played Simon Vestdijk 1950 Dutch Dutch
1811 A Time Of Gifts Patrick Leigh Fermor 1977 British English
1858 Terug naar Oegstgeest Jan Wolkers 1965 Dutch Dutch
1920 Mary Of Nijmegen Unknown 1475 Dutch Middle dutch
1923 The Conquest Of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar -51 Roman Latin
1957 The Spanish Brabanter G. A. Bredero 1617 Dutch Dutch
1970 The Freeloader Nescio 1916 Dutch Dutch
1984 Little Titans Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
2018 The Death Ship B. Traven 1926 German German
2021 Little Poet Nescio 1918 Dutch Unknown
2054 Verses Herman Gorter 1890 Dutch Dutch
2099 Verzamelde Gedichten J.C. Bloem 1954 Dutch Dutch
2110 The Black Lake Hella S. Haasse 1948 Dutch Dutch
2128 Korenbloemen Constantijn Huygens 1658 Dutch Dutch
2143 The Assault Harry Mulisch 1982 Dutch Dutch
2148 Tractatus Theologico Politicus Baruch de Spinoza 1670 Dutch Latin
2177 Old People And The Things That Pass Louis Couperus 1906 Dutch Dutch
2286 The Cloister and the Hearth Charles Reade 1861 British English
2320 Rituals Cees Nooteboom 1980 Dutch Dutch
2372 Roxana Daniel Defoe 1724 British English
2391 Beyond Sleep W.F. Hermans 1966 Dutch Dutch
2411 The Americanization of Edward Bok Edward Bok 1920 American English
2519 A Flight Of Curlews Maarten 't Hart 1978 Dutch Dutch
2768 Amsterdam Stories Nescio 1918 Dutch Dutch
2787 A Cultural History Of The Modern Age Egon Friedell 1927 Austrian English
2794 Small Souls Louis Couperus 1901 Dutch Dutch
2824 Bint F. Bordewijk 1934 Dutch Dutch
2946 Sighs And Smiles François Haverschmidt 1867 Dutch Dutch
3148 Chronicles Jean Froissart 1370 French Middle french
3269 The Twins Tessa De Loo 1993 Dutch Dutch
3324 Forever a Stranger Hella S. Haasse 1949 Dutch Dutch
3472 The Armada Garrett Mattingly 1959 American English
3507 The Most Secret Memory Of Men Mohamed Mbougar Sarr 2021 Senegalese French
3530 Uit Hoofts Lyriek P. C. Hooft 1636 Dutch Dutch
3562 The History Of Miss Sara Burgerhart Betje Wolff, Aagje Deken 1782 Dutch Dutch
3638 Homo Ludens Johan Huizinga 1938 Dutch Dutch
3638 An Outline Of European Architecture Nikolaus Pevsner 1943 British English
3816 Nederlandsche Historien P. C. Hooft 1642 Dutch Dutch
3841 Country Of Origin E. du Perron 1935 Dutch Dutch
3880 Kees The Boy Theo Thijssen 1923 Dutch Dutch
3900 Groot Lied Boeck G. A. Bredero 1622 Dutch Dutch
3900 Terug Tot Ina Damman Simon Vestdijk 1934 Dutch Dutch
3930 A Posthumous Confession Marcellus Emants 1894 Dutch Dutch
4058 The Woutertje Pieterse Chronicles Multatuli 1890 Dutch Dutch
4058 Gedichten J.H. Leopold 1912 Dutch Dutch
4058 Awater Martinus Nijhoff 1934 Dutch Dutch
4086 Verzamelde Gedichten J.J. Slauerhoff 1931 Dutch Dutch
4086 Verzamelde Gedichten Gerrit Achterberg 1950 Dutch Dutch
4105 Renaissance And Renascences In Western Art Erwin Panofsky 1960 Unknown English
4117 Hekeldichten Joost van den Vondel 1625 Dutch Dutch
4119 Anton Wachter Series Simon Vestdijk 1934 Dutch Dutch
4127 Ferdinand Huyck Jacob van Lennep 1840 Dutch Dutch
4127 Ideas Multatuli 1862 Dutch Dutch
4127 The Good Hope Herman Heijermans 1901 Dutch Dutch
4178 Geeraerdt Van Velsen P. C. Hooft 1613 Dutch Dutch
4178 Warenar P. C. Hooft 1617 Dutch Dutch
4178 Palamedes Joost van den Vondel 1625 Dutch Dutch
4178 Kleine Gedigten Voor Kinderen Hieronymus van Alphen 1778 Dutch Dutch
4178 De Roos Van Dekama Jacob van Lennep 1836 Dutch Dutch
4178 Prometheus Carry van Bruggen 1919 Dutch Dutch
4233 Trou Ringh Jacob Cats 1637 Dutch Dutch
4233 De Wiskunstenaars, Of 'T Gevluchte Juffertje Pieter Langendijk 1715 Dutch Dutch
4233 The Hollanders In Nova Zembla Hendrik Tollens 1819 Dutch Dutch
4233 Gedichten Van Den Schoolmeester Gerrit van de Linde 1859 Dutch Dutch
4233 De Dichtwerken P.A. de Genestet 1860 Dutch Dutch
4233 Mathilde Jacques Perk 1882 Dutch Dutch
4233 Het Land Van Rembrand Cd. Busken Huet 1879 Dutch Dutch
4233 Een Liefde Lodewijk van Deyssel 1887 Dutch Dutch
4233 Een Zwerver Verliefd Arthur van Schendel 1904 Dutch Dutch
4233 The Mountain Of Light Louis Couperus 1906 Dutch Dutch
4233 Vormen Martinus Nijhoff 1924 Dutch Dutch
4233 Eva Carry van Bruggen 1927 Dutch Dutch
4233 Schuim En Asch J.J. Slauerhoff 1930 Dutch Dutch
4233 Captain Jan Jan de Hartog 1945 Dutch Dutch
4233 De Vuuraanbidders Simon Vestdijk 1947 Dutch Dutch
4233 The Tears Of The Acacias W.F. Hermans 1949 Dutch Dutch
4528 Songs Hadewijch 1250 Dutch Middle dutch
4542 Ingenious Pain Andrew Miller 1997 British English
4605 Verzamelde Gedichten Lucebert 1957 Dutch Dutch
4860 Het Leven Is Verrukkulluk Remco Campert 1961 Dutch Dutch
4890 Nearer To Thee Gerard Reve 1966 Dutch Dutch
5028 Lust For Life Irving Stone 1934 American English
5031 I Jan Cremer Jan Cremer 1964 Dutch Dutch
5107 The Ministry Of Pain Dubravka Ugrešić 2004 Croatian Croatian
5225 The Green Face Gustav Meyrink 1916 German German
5253 Geur der droefenis Alfred Kossmann 1980 Dutch Dutch
5433 The Office J.J. Voskuil 1996 Dutch Dutch
5713 The Twin Gerbrand Bakker 2006 Dutch Dutch
5760 Dear Theo Irving Stone, Jean Stone 1937 American English
5935 The Turning Point Fritjof Capra 1982 American English
5968 The Man Who Watched The Trains Go By Georges Simenon 1938 Belgian French
6002 The Story Of My Life Giacomo Casanova 1822 Italian French
6002 Van Gogh Antonin Artaud 1947 French French
6103 Poems Of Mr. Pieter C. Hooft P. C. Hooft 1642 Dutch Dutch
6103 Poetry Or Various Poems Joost van den Vondel 1650 Dutch Dutch
6128 Verzamelde Gedichten Ida Gerhardt 1979 Dutch Dutch
6144 The Historian Elizabeth Kostova 2005 American English
6186 The March Of Folly Barbara Wertheim Tuchman 1984 American English
6195 Girl in Hyacinth Blue Susan Vreeland 1999 American English
6207 Gimmick! Joost Zwagerman 1989 Dutch Dutch
6215 Holocaust Charles Reznikoff 1975 American English
6253 Midwinter Break Bernard MacLaverty 2017 Irish English
6263 Thank You For Not Reading Dubravka Ugrešić 2001 Croatian Croatian
6334 The Worldly Philosophers Robert Heilbroner 1953 American English
6340 Kriminalgeschichte Des Christentums Karlheinz Deschner 1986 German German