The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Philippines

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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
2100 Tree of Smoke Denis Johnson 2007 American English
2145 Cryptonomicon Neal Stephenson 1999 American English
3095 Dogeaters Jessica Hagedorn 1990 American English
3409 The Manila Rope Veijo Meri 1957 Finnish Finnish
8414 War and Remembrance Herman Wouk 1978 American English
9280 1898 Kate Clarke Lemay, Taína Caragol 2017 Unknown English
9763 The Reign Of Greed José Rizal 1891 Filipino Spanish
10086 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10297 Judgment At Tokyo Gary J. Bass 2023 Unknown English
10398 Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Lualhati Bautista 1983 Filipino Filipino
10493 Dekada '70 Lualhati Bautista 1984 Filipino Filipino
10577 Some People Need Killing Patricia Evangelista 2023 Unknown English
10810 ‘Gapô Lualhati Bautista 1988 Filipino Filipino
10950 Tears in the Darkness Michael Norman, Elizabeth M. Norman 2009 American English
11061 All The Wrong Places James Fenton 1994 British English
11439 Awaiting Trespass Linda Ty-Casper 1985 Philippine English
11479 Ali Jonathan Eig 2017 American English
11610 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11634 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
13885 Elmer Gerry Alanguilan 2009 Unknown English
15726 Infortunios De Alonso Ramirez / The Misfortunes Of Alonso Ramirez José F. Buscaglia-Salgado, Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora 1690 Mexican Spanish
15897 America Is In The Heart Carlos Bulosan 1946 Filipino English
15897 The Woman Who Had Two Navels Nick Joaquin 1961 Filipino English
15897 Banaag At Sikat Lope K. Santos 1906 Filipino Tagalog
15897 Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag Edgardo M. Reyes 1968 Filipino Filipino
16528 Mga Ibong Mandaragit Amado V. Hernandez 1969 Filipino Filipino
17117 The Caprices Sabina Murray 2002 American English
17117 In Our Image Stanley Karnow 1989 American English
17117 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17117 Theodore Rex Edmund Morris 2001 American English
17117 Partners In Command Mark Perry 2007 Unknown English
17117 Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides 2001 American English
17117 Patron Saints Of Nothing Randy Ribay 2019 American English
17117 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17117 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17117 Unfamiliar Fishes Sarah Vowell 2011 American English
17117 Po On F. Sionil José 1984 Filipino English
17117 State Of War Ninotchka Rosca 1988 Filipino English
17117 Ang Tundo Man Ay Langit Din Andres Cristobal Cruz 1986 Filipino Filipino
17117 My Sad Republic Eric Gamalinda 2000 Filipino English
17117 Horse Barbie Geena Rocero 2023 Unknown English
17117 Big Game, Small World Alexander Wolff 2002 Unknown English
17117 Muhammad Ali Thomas Hauser 1991 American English
17117 Strongmen Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020 American English
17117 Rizal In Saga Nick Joaquin 1996 Philippine English
17117 The Gullet Clinton Palanca Philippine English
17117 Memories Of Philippine Kitchens Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan 2006 Philippine English
17117 The House On Calle Sombra Marga Ortigas 2021 Philippine English
17117 Joy Angelo Lacuesta Philippine English
17117 Smaller And Smaller Circles FH Batacan 2002 Philippine English
17117 In The Country Mia Alvar 2015 Unknown English
16806 No Surrender Hiroo Onoda 1974 Japanese Japanese
17117 Judgment At Tokyo Gary J. Bass 2023 Unknown English
17117 Some People Need Killing Patricia Evangelista 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Mastermind Evan Ratliff 2019 American English
17117 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English