The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Normandy

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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
20 Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert 1857 French French
1396 Pierre et Jean Guy de Maupassant 1888 French French
1432 A Woman's Life Guy de Maupassant 1883 French French
2913 A Simple Soul Gustave Flaubert 1877 French French
3637 Maigret And The Old Lady Georges Simenon 1950 Belgian French
3637 The Crusaders Stefan Heym 1948 German English
4494 The Letters Of Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert 1887 French French
4825 The Hollow Needle Maurice Leblanc 1909 French French
5642 The Kites Romain Gary 1980 French French
6005 The Life Of Rancé François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand 1844 French French
6517 A Frozen Woman Annie Ernaux 1981 French French
14788 French Country Cooking Elizabeth David 1951 British English
14899 The Longest Day Cornelius Ryan 1959 American English
15915 Golden Warrior Hope Muntz 1949 British English
17160 Engineers Of Victory Paul Kennedy 2013 British English
17160 Partners In Command Mark Perry 2007 Unknown English
17160 Band Of Brothers Stephen E. Ambrose 1992 American English
17160 When Christ And His Saints Slept Sharon Kay Penman 1995 American English
17160 The Archer's Tale Bernard Cornwell 2000 British English
17160 The Hinge Factor Erik Durschmied 1999 Unknown English
17160 Serotonin Michel Houellebecq 2019 French French
17160 A Woman's Story Annie Ernaux 1988 French French
17160 Camille Pissarro Anka Muhlstein 2023 Unknown French
17160 Monet Jackie Wullschläger 2023 Unknown English
17160 A History Of Warfare John Keegan 1993 British English
17160 A Concise History Of The Common Law Theodore Plucknett 2013 British English