The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Odessa

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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
1161 The Twelve Chairs Ilya Ilf, Evgeniy Petrov 1928 Russian Russian
1287 Odessa Stories Isaac Babel 1923 Ukrainian Russian
1579 The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel Isaac Babel 1934 Russian Russian
3012 Friday Night Lights H. G. Bissinger 1990 American English
3143 Poems Hayyim Nahman Bialik 1901 Israeli Hebrew
3834 Повесть о жизни Konstantin Paustovsky 1956 Russian Russian
5108 Dancing In Odessa Ilya Kaminsky 2004 Ukrainian English
14827 The Story Of A Life Konstantin Paustovsky 1945 Russian Russian
16511 The Odessa File Frederick Forsyth 1972 British English
17120 Angel Fire Ron Franscell 1998 American English
17120 Pushkin T. J. Binyon 2002 British English
17120 Alien Son Judah Waten 1952 Australian English
16767 Yama Aleksandr Kuprin 1909 Russian Russian
17120 Borderland Anna Reid 1997 British English