The Greatest Books of All Time on Personal Struggle

Click to learn how this list is calculated.

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.

View: List Grid Table
Filter by: Genres Dates Countries

Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2397 Plumb Maurice Gee 1978 New Zealand English
3505 Heavy Wings Jie Zhang 1981 Chinese Chinese
6621 Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light Ivan Klima 1993 Czech Czech
8895 I Have Not Seen Mandu Swadesh Deepak 2003 Indian Hindi
14942 If Winter Comes A. S. M. Hutchinson 1921 British English