The Greatest Books of All Time on Political Repression
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Darkness at Noon | Arthur Koestler | 1940 | British | German | |
| 959 | A Tomb for Boris Davidovich | Danilo Kiš | 1976 | Serbian | Serbo-croatian | |
| 4068 | The Great Terror | Robert Conquest | 1968 | British | English | |
| 7110 | Journey Into The Whirlwind | Eugenia Ginzburg | 1967 | Russian | Russian | |
| 8956 | The Vagrants | Yiyun Li | 2009 | American | English | |
| 10450 | Prisoner Without A Name, Cell Without A Number | Jacobo Timerman | 1981 | Argentinian | Spanish | |
| 10974 | Stalin's Meteorologist | Olivier Rolin | 2014 | French | French | |
| 13600 | Cry, Mother Spain | Lydie Salvayre | 2014 | French | French |