The Greatest Books of All Time on Poverty

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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
16867 Barn Burning William Faulkner 1939 American English
17120 Townie Andre Dubus 2011 American English
17120 Girl In Translation Jean Kwok 2010 American English
17120 Eve Out Of Her Ruins Ananda Devi 2006 Mauritian French
17120 The Master Puppeteer Katherine Paterson 1975 American English
17120 Chimney Sweeps James Cross Giblin 1982 Unknown English
17120 Parrot In The Oven, Mi Vida Victor Martinez 1996 American English
17120 The Lost Children Of Wilder Nina Bernstein 2001 American English
17120 The Blue Umbrella Ruskin Bond 1980 Indian English
17120 Another Day In The Death Of America Gary Younge 2016 British English
17120 Another Bullshit Night In Suck City Nick Flynn 2004 American English
17120 The Happiest Refugee Anh Do 2010 Australian English
17120 Maid Stephanie Land 2019 American English
17120 Under The Bright Lights Daniel Woodrell 1986 American English
17120 Muscle For The Wing Daniel Woodrell 1988 American English
17120 The Ones You Do Daniel Woodrell 1988 American English
17120 Common Wealth Jeffrey D. Sachs 2008 American English
17120 The Bronx Nobody Knows William B Helmreich American English
17120 Pequena Coreografia Do Adeus Aline Bei Brazilian Portuguese
17120 Humans Brandon Stanton 2020 American English
17120 Humans Of New York Brandon Stanton 2015 American English
17120 The Age Of Kali William Dalrymple 1998 British English
17120 The Other Wes Moore Wes Moore 2010 American English
17120 The Sarah Book Scott McClanahan 2015 American English
16844 Pedro Páramo / El Llano En Llamas Juan Rulfo 1953 Mexican Spanish
17120 Saint Thomas Aquinas And Saint Francis Of Assisi G.K. Chesterton English English
17120 Will Eisner's New York Will Eisner 2006 American English
17120 A Burning Megha Majumdar 2020 American English
17120 East Of Eden & Grapes Of Wrath John Steinbeck American Unknown
17025 Rebellion Joseph Roth 1924 Austrian German