The Greatest Books of All Time on Shame
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | Giovanni's Room | James Baldwin | 1956 | American | English | |
| 255 | Disgrace | J. M. Coetzee | 1999 | South African | English | |
| 975 | The Reader | Bernhard Schlink | 1995 | German | German | |
| 1124 | Ajax | Sophocles | -440 | Greek | Ancient greek | |
| 1947 | Shame | Salman Rushdie | 1983 | British | English | |
| 4293 | What Belongs to You | Garth Greenwell | 2016 | American | English | |
| 5830 | Poems | Archilochos | -650 | Greek | Ancient greek | |
| 6224 | Happening | Annie Ernaux | 2000 | French | French | |
| 6821 | The Lost Weekend | Charles Jackson | 1944 | American | English | |
| 8966 | Asking For It | Louise O'Neill | 2015 | Irish | English | |
| 10822 | Touching Feeling | Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick | 2003 | American | English | |
| 11882 | Losing Face | George Haddad | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 13276 | The Adversary | Michael Crummey | 2024 | Canadian | English | |
| 13941 | Daring Greatly | Brené Brown | 2012 | American | English | |
| 17119 | So Sad Today | Melissa Broder | 2016 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Not That Bad | Roxane Gay | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17119 | Conspiracy Of Silence | Mel and Karen Silverstein | American | Unknown |