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
2920 Barometer Rising Hugh MacLennan 1941 Canadian English
4071 The Mountain And The Valley Ernest Buckler 1954 Canadian English
4161 Rockbound Frank Parker Day 1928 Canadian English
4188 The Nymph And The Lamp Thomas H. Raddall 1950 Canadian English
4368 The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1800 Canadian English
4395 Halifax, Warden Of The North Thomas H. Raddall 1948 Canadian English
4516 The Channel Shore Charles Bruce 1954 Canadian English
4568 No Great Mischief Alistair MacLeod 1999 Canadian English
4629 The Governor's Lady Thomas H. Raddall 1960 Canadian English
4678 Each Man's Son Hugh MacLennan 1951 Canadian English
4754 Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Chogyam Trungpa 1973 Multiple English
5381 Bluenose Ghosts Helen Creighton 1969 Canadian English
5772 His Majesty's Yankees Thomas H. Raddall 1977 Canadian English
5957 The Education Of Everett Richardson Silver Donald Cameron 1977 Canadian English
6620 Sea Of Slaughter Farley Mowat 1984 Canadian English
6745 Life With Billy Brian Vallee 1986 Canadian English
7652 The Republic Of Nothing Lesley Choyce 1994 Canadian English
7714 We Were Not The Savages Daniel N. Paul 1993 Canadian English
7850 The Birth House Ami McKay 2006 Canadian English
7949 George & Rue George Elliott Clarke 2005 Canadian English
8196 The Living Beach Silver Donald Cameron 1998 Canadian English
8223 Island Alistair MacLeod 2000 Canadian English
8237 Strange Heaven Lynn Coady 1998 Canadian English
8257 Someone Knows My Name Lawrence Hill 2007 Canadian English
8785 Cape Breton Road D. R. MacDonald 2001 Canadian English
8798 Heave Christy Ann Conlin 2002 Canadian English
8983 Sailors, Slackers And Blind Pigs Stephen Kimber 2002 Canadian English
8984 Nova Scotia, Shaped By The Sea Lesley Choyce 2002 Canadian English
9165 A Place Between The Tides Harry Thurston 2004 Canadian English
9611 A Forest For Calum Frank MacDonald 2005 Canadian English
9622 Curse Of The Narrows Laura Mac Donald 2005 Canadian English
10550 Pageboy Elliot Page 2023 Canadian English
17163 Barkskins Annie Proulx 2016 American English
17163 The Bishop's Man Linden MacIntyre 2009 Canadian English
17163 The Long Take Robin Robertson 2018 British English