The Greatest Books of All Time on Routine

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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
276 Life, a User's Manual Georges Perec 1978 French French
2064 Watt Samuel Beckett 1953 Irish English
2247 The Bald Soprano Eugène Ionesco 1950 French French
2619 The Mezzanine Nicholson Baker 1988 American English
3323 Post Office Charles Bukowski 1971 American English
4410 The Pigeon Patrick Suskind 1987 German German
4430 And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like To Meet The Milkman Peter Bichsel 1964 Swiss German
4665 Building Stories Chris Ware 2012 American English
5951 The Afternoon of a Writer Peter Handke 1987 Austrian German
6556 Žmogus, Kuris Miega Georges Perec 1967 French French
6637 Autonauts Of The Cosmoroute Julio Cortazar 1983 Argentinian Spanish
7656 The Sunday Of Life Raymond Queneau 1952 French French
9956 Big Girl, Small Town Michelle Gallen 2020 Irish English
9963 Mailman J. Robert Lennon 2003 American English
10751 Spanking The Maid Robert Coover 1982 American English
11882 The Barracks John McGahern 1963 Irish English
15913 Happy Days Samuel Beckett 1961 French English
15913 Cronopios And Famas Julio Cortazar 1962 Cuban Spanish
17158 Reservoir 13 Jon McGregor 2017 British English
17158 Ten, Nine, Eight Molly Bang 1983 American English
17158 Dayswork Chris Bachelder, Jennifer Habel 2023 Unknown English
17158 Mild Vertigo Mieko Kanai 1997 Japanese Japanese
17158 T. Singer Dag Solstad 1999 Norwegian Norwegian