The Greatest Postmodern Books of All Time

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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
17171 Nothing Special Nicole Flattery 2023 Irish English
17171 Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind Molly McGhee 2023 Unknown English
17171 Version Control Dexter Palmer 2016 American English
17171 The Men Can't Be Saved Ben Purkert 2023 Unknown English
17171 I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box Of Doom Jason Pargin American Unknown
17171 Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend M.J. Wassmer Unknown Unknown
17171 There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job Kikuko Tsumura 2015 Japanese Japanese
17171 Mild Vertigo Mieko Kanai 1997 Japanese Japanese
17171 Lincoln In The Bardo By George Saunders Instaread Summaries 2017 American English
17171 The Yiddish Policeman's Union Michael Chabon 2007 American English
17171 Alive At The End Of The World Saeed Jones 2022 American English
17171 The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again M. John Harrison 2020 British English
17171 Fox Dubravka Ugrešić 2017 Croatian Croatian
17171 The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine Or The Hithering Thithering Djinn Donald Barthelme 1971 American English
17171 Alternating Current Octavio Paz 1967 Mexican Spanish
17171 Verdigris Michele Mari 2007 Unknown Italian
17171 The Gray House Mariam Petrosyan 2009 Armenian Russian
17171 Infinite Ground Martin MacInnes 2016 British English
17171 Girls Against God Jenny Hval 2018 Norwegian English
17171 Die Kunst Des Verschwindens. Jim Dodge 1990 Unknown German
17171 Não Fossem As Sílabas Do Sábado Mariana Salomão Carrara 2020 Brazilian Portuguese
17171 Landscape Painted With Tea Milorad Pavic 1988 Serbian Serbian
17171 The Last Voyage Of Somebody The Sailor John Barth 1991 American English
17171 Ratner's Star Don DeLillo 1976 American English
17171 Focault's Pendulum Umberto Eco 1988 Italian Italian
17171 Harold Stephen Wright American English
17171 The Windup Bird Chronicle haruki murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
17171 Ghiaccio Nove Kurt Vonnegut Jr. American Unknown
17171 Melvill Rodrigo Fresán 2022 Argentine Spanish
17171 Drift Caroline Bergvall 2014 Unknown English