The Greatest Books of All Time on Nobel Prize

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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
665 The Family Moskat Isaac Bashevis Singer 1950 Polish Yiddish
3173 A Simple Story S.Y. Agnon 1935 Israeli Hebrew
3460 Captain Pantoja And The Special Service Mario Vargas Llosa 1973 Peruvian Spanish
3473 We Do Not Part Han Kang 2021 Korean Korean
3638 Laughter Henri Bergson 1900 French French
3902 Canne Al Vento Grazia Deledda 1913 Italian Italian
4177 Shira S.Y. Agnon 1989 Israeli Hebrew
5131 Triptych Claude Simon 1973 French English
5530 Maminka Jaroslav Seifert 1966 Czech Czech
6516 A Frozen Woman Annie Ernaux 1981 French French
6990 House Of Day, House Of Night Olga Tokarczuk 1998 Polish Polish
7611 Aunt Julia And The Script Writer Mario Vargas Llosa 1977 Peruvian Spanish
7956 The House Gun Nadine Gordimer 1997 South African English
8650 Pedigree Patrick Modiano 2005 French French
8798 World Light Halldor Laxness 1937 Icelandic Icelandic
8972 The Dean's December Saul Bellow 1982 American English
9133 Raised From The Ground José Saramago 1980 Portuguese Portuguese
10063 In The Café Of Lost Youth Patrick Modiano 2007 French French
10677 The Use Of Photography Annie Ernaux, Marc Marie 2024 French English
10765 Close Quarters William Golding 1987 British English
11064 Fire Down Below William Golding 1989 British English
11319 The Neighborhood Mario Vargas Llosa 2016 Peruvian English
12813 Theft Abdulrazak Gurnah 2025 British English
13359 The Slave Isaac Bashevis Singer 1962 Polish Yiddish
13710 The Fruit Thief Peter Handke 2017 Austrian German
13762 Invisible Ink Patrick Modiano 2019 French French
15610 The Code Breaker Walter Isaacson 2021 American English
17120 Martians Of Science Istvan Hargittai 2006 Unknown English
17120 A Beautiful Mind Sylvia Nasar 1998 American English
17030 The Bridal Wreath Sigrid Undset 1920 Norwegian Norwegian
17120 For The Living And The Dead Tomas Tranströmer 1989 Swedish Swedish
17120 Tutti I Nomi José Saramago 1997 Portuguese Italian
17120 Station Island Seamus Heaney 1984 Irish English
17120 The Golem Isaac Bashevis Singer 1969 Unknown English
17120 Memoirs Pablo Neruda 1974 Chilean Spanish
17120 A Day Of Pleasure Isaac Bashevis Singer 1963 Polish English
17120 Alternating Current Octavio Paz 1967 Mexican Spanish
17120 In Light Of India Octavio Paz 1995 Mexican Spanish
17120 Watermark Joseph Brodsky 1989 Unknown English