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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
151 Molloy Samuel Beckett 1951 Irish French
355 The Savage Detectives Roberto Bolaño 1998 Chilean Spanish
1161 The Twelve Chairs Ilya Ilf, Evgeniy Petrov 1928 Russian Russian
1492 The Real Life of Sebastian Knight Vladimir Nabokov 1941 Russian English
1702 Oreo Fran Ross 1974 American English
2885 Everything Is Illuminated Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 American English
4572 The Moomins And The Great Flood Tove Jansson 1945 Finnish Swedish
4979 I Want My Hat Back Jon Klassen 2011 Canadian English
6347 A Wild Sheep Chase Haruki Murakami 1982 Japanese Japanese
8684 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 American English
11034 The Riders Tim Winton 1994 Australian English
14649 Searching for Caleb Anne Tyler 1975 American English
17117 Our Horses In Egypt Rosalind Belben 2007 British English
17117 The Last Crossing Guy Vanderhaeghe 2002 Canadian English
17117 In Search Of Walid Masoud Jabra Ibrahim Jabra 1978 Palestinian Arabic
17117 Indian Nocturne Antonio Tabucchi 1984 Italian Italian