The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Saudi Arabia

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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
306 The Autobiography of Malcolm X Alex Haley 1965 American English
505 The Quran Unknown 610 Arabic Arabic
541 The Seven Pillars of Wisdom T. E. Lawrence 1926 British English
1884 The Looming Tower Lawrence Wright 2006 American English
2774 Travels in Arabia Deserta Charles M. Doughty 1888 British English
3638 The Bible As History Werner Keller 1955 German German
5371 Arabian Sands Wilfred Thesiger 1959 British English
6442 Mystical Dimensions Of Islam Annemarie Schimmel 1975 Unknown English
7790 Sandstorms Peter Theroux 1990 American English
8565 Ghost Wars Steve Coll 2004 American English
8991 The Deal Of The Century Steve Coll 1986 American English
9248 Cities Of Salt Abd al-Rahman Munif 1984 Arabic Arabic
9261 Malcolm X Manning Marable 2011 American English
9531 City Of Veils Zoë Ferraris 2009 Saudi Arabian English
10035 Goat Days Benyamin 2008 Indian Malayalam
10450 A Hologram For The King Dave Eggers 2012 American English
11611 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11635 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
12832 Princess Jean Sasson 1992 American English
17120 I Am Pilgrim Terry Hayes 2013 American English
17120 Najran Under Zero Yaha Yakhlaf 1975 Unknown Unknown
17120 The Return Of The Absent Munther al-Qabbani 2006 Unknown Arabic
17120 Aisha Al-Bashir bin Salamah Multiple Unknown
17120 Executive Orders Tom Clancy 1996 American English
17120 The Poetry Of Arab Women Nathalie Handal 2001 Multiple English
17120 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17120 Islam And The West Bernard Lewis 1993 British English
17120 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17120 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17120 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17120 Sandstorm James Rollins 2004 American English
17120 The Breaking Of Nations Robert Cooper 2003 British English
17120 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17113 Malcolm X Malcolm X 1965 American English
17120 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17120 The Silk Road Valerie Hansen 2012 Unknown English
17120 The History Of The Medieval World Susan Wise Bauer 2010 American English
16860 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17120 Grand Delusion Steven Simon 2023 Unknown English
17120 Muhammad Karen Armstrong 1991 British English
17120 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17120 Islam In History Bernard Lewis 1973 British English
17120 In The Deserts Of This Earth Uwe George 1983 German German
17120 Qur'an And Woman Amina Wadud 1992 American English
17120 The New Climate War Michael Mann 2021 American English