The Greatest Books of All Time on Separation

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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
2215 The Lake of the Bees Theodor Storm 1849 German German
2706 Lost Children Archive Valeria Luiselli 2019 Mexican English
2826 Lottie And Lisa Erich Kästner 1949 German German
2896 Speculations About Jakob Uwe Johnson 1959 German German
3269 The Twins Tessa De Loo 1993 Dutch Dutch
4215 The Beginning of Spring Penelope Fitzgerald 1988 British English
6568 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Ann Brashares 2001 American English
6901 Raymond And Hannah Stephen Marche 2005 Canadian English
8619 Enrique's Journey Sonia Nazario 2006 American English
9538 Love's End Pascal Rambert 2011 French French
9861 Meghadūta Kālidāsa -400 Indian Sanskrit
9914 The Past Alan Pauls 2003 Argentinian Spanish
10830 Double Act Jacqueline Wilson 1995 British English
10943 The Leavers Lisa Ko 2017 American English
11393 Love Me Tender Constance Debré 2020 French French
12515 The Other Mother Carol Schaefer 1991 American English
13340 Upstate Kalisha Buckhanon 2004 American English
13592 The School For Good Mothers Jessamine Chan 2022 American English
17172 Dear John Nicholas Sparks 2006 American English
17172 The Country Without A Post Office Agha Shahid Ali 1997 Indian English
16841 The Biography Of Ying Ying Yuan Zhen 820 Chinese Classical chinese
17172 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17172 Siblings Brigitte Reimann 2023 German German
17172 Popular Mechanics Raymond Carver 1981 American English
17172 Romance Of The Western Chamber Wang Shifu 1200 Chinese Chinese
17172 The Magpie At Night Li Qingzhao Chinese Chinese