The Greatest Books of All Time on Privilege
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1095 | The Swimming-Pool Library | Alan Hollinghurst | 1988 | British | English | |
| 1852 | July's People | Nadine Gordimer | 1981 | South African | English | |
| 3569 | Little Fires Everywhere | Celeste Ng | 2017 | American | English | |
| 3574 | Notes from No Man's Land | Eula Biss | 2009 | American | English | |
| 5166 | Bad Feminist | Roxane Gay | 2014 | American | English | |
| 6127 | Negroland | Margo Jefferson | 2015 | American | English | |
| 6557 | Prep | Curtis Sittenfeld | 2005 | American | English | |
| 6792 | Men Explain Things To Me | Rebecca Solnit | 2014 | American | English | |
| 8542 | Whipping Girl | Julia Serano | 2007 | American | English | |
| 10756 | Notes On A Foreign Country | Suzy Hansen | 2017 | American | English | |
| 10805 | Laurinda | Alice Pung | 2014 | Australian | English | |
| 11318 | Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race | Reni Eddo-Lodge, Ana Camallonga | 2017 | British | English | |
| 12513 | Black Ice | Lorene Cary | 1991 | American | English | |
| 12682 | Children Of The Rich | Lu Ling | 1940 | Chinese | Unknown | |
| 13599 | Les Enfants Gâtés | Philippe Heriat | French | French | ||
| 14983 | Hood Feminism | Mikki Kendall | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17117 | Where We Stand | bell hooks | 2000 | American | English | |
| 17117 | We Were Liars | E. Lockhart | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17117 | Black Friend | Ziwe | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17117 | Spoiled | Anne Mendelson | 2023 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 17117 | The Laughter | Sonora Jha | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17117 | Pineapple Street | Jenny Jackson | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17117 | Small Great Things | Jodi Picoult | 2016 | American | English | |
| 17117 | Bad Summer People | Robert Rosenblum | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 17117 | Very Nice | Marcy Dermansky | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17117 | Loner | Teddy Wayne | 2016 | American | English |