The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Pretoria

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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
1662 Down Second Avenue Es'kia Mphahlele 1959 South African English
4524 The True Confessions Of An Albino Terrorist Breyten Breytenbach 1983 South African English
8744 Biko Donald Woods 1978 South African English
11637 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
11663 Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World Ramachandra Guha 2018 Indian English
13941 My Traitor's Heart Rian Malan 1990 South African English
14985 Elon Musk Walter Isaacson 2023 American English
14985 The Boer War Thomas Pakenham 1979 British English
15916 Neo Colonialism, The Last Stage Of Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah 1965 Ghanaian English
15916 Commando Deneys Reitz 1930 South African English
17163 Mandela Anthony Sampson 1999 British English
17163 Armed And Dangerous Ronnie Kasrils 1993 South African English
17163 Dis Ek, Anna Elbie Lötter 2004 South African Afrikaans
17163 Thabo Mbeki Mark Gevisser 2007 Unknown English
17163 Anderkant Pontenilo Irma Joubert 2007 South African Afrikaans
17163 Eight Days In September Frank Chikane 2012 South African English
17163 The Endtimes Of Human Rights Stephen Hopgood 2013 British English
17163 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17163 Going Solo Roald Dahl 1986 British English
17163 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17163 The World That Made Mandela Luli Callinicos 2000 Unknown English
17163 Tomorrow Is Another Country Allister Sparks 1994 South African English
17163 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17163 The Anglo Boer War, 1899 1902 F. Pretorius 1999 Unknown English
17163 The New Century Of South African Poetry Michael Chapman 2002 South African English
17163 Inside & Out Jeremy Cronin 1999 South African English
17163 I Write What I Like Steve Biko 1978 South African English
17163 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17163 The Artful Egg James McClure 1984 South African English
17163 The Washing Of The Spears Donald R. Morris 1965 American English
17163 The Afrikaners John Fisher 1969 Unknown English
17163 The Rise & Fall Of The Zulu Nation John Laband 1995 Unknown English
17163 Winnie And Nelson Jonny Steinberg 2023 Unknown English
17163 The Plot To Save South Africa Justice Malala 2023 South African English
17163 Winnie And Nelson Jonny Steinberg 2023 Unknown English