The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Nova Scotia

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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
576 Complete Poems Elizabeth Bishop 1969 American English
2918 Barometer Rising Hugh MacLennan 1941 Canadian English
4070 The Mountain And The Valley Ernest Buckler 1954 Canadian English
4160 Rockbound Frank Parker Day 1928 Canadian English
4187 The Nymph And The Lamp Thomas H. Raddall 1950 Canadian English
4367 The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1800 Canadian English
4394 Halifax, Warden Of The North Thomas H. Raddall 1948 Canadian English
4515 The Channel Shore Charles Bruce 1954 Canadian English
4567 No Great Mischief Alistair MacLeod 1999 Canadian English
4628 The Governor's Lady Thomas H. Raddall 1960 Canadian English
4677 Each Man's Son Hugh MacLennan 1951 Canadian English
4753 Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Chogyam Trungpa 1973 Multiple English
5380 Bluenose Ghosts Helen Creighton 1969 Canadian English
5769 His Majesty's Yankees Thomas H. Raddall 1977 Canadian English
5953 The Education Of Everett Richardson Silver Donald Cameron 1977 Canadian English
6618 Sea Of Slaughter Farley Mowat 1984 Canadian English
6744 Life With Billy Brian Vallee 1986 Canadian English
7651 The Republic Of Nothing Lesley Choyce 1994 Canadian English
7712 We Were Not The Savages Daniel N. Paul 1993 Canadian English
7849 The Birth House Ami McKay 2006 Canadian English
7948 George & Rue George Elliott Clarke 2005 Canadian English
8194 The Living Beach Silver Donald Cameron 1998 Canadian English
8221 Island Alistair MacLeod 2000 Canadian English
8235 Strange Heaven Lynn Coady 1998 Canadian English
8255 Someone Knows My Name Lawrence Hill 2007 Canadian English
8781 Cape Breton Road D. R. MacDonald 2001 Canadian English
8794 Heave Christy Ann Conlin 2002 Canadian English
8980 Sailors, Slackers And Blind Pigs Stephen Kimber 2002 Canadian English
8981 Nova Scotia, Shaped By The Sea Lesley Choyce 2002 Canadian English
9161 A Place Between The Tides Harry Thurston 2004 Canadian English
9607 A Forest For Calum Frank MacDonald 2005 Canadian English
9618 Curse Of The Narrows Laura Mac Donald 2005 Canadian English
10545 Pageboy Elliot Page 2023 Canadian English
17119 Barkskins Annie Proulx 2016 American English
17119 The Bishop's Man Linden MacIntyre 2009 Canadian English
17119 The Long Take Robin Robertson 2018 British English