The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Sichuan

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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
3076 River Town Peter Hessler 2001 American English
3544 The Good Women Of China Xinran 2002 Chinese Chinese
4763 400 Million Customers Carl Crow 1937 American English
5456 Forgotten Ally Rana Mitter 2013 British English
5522 Mao's China And After Maurice Meisner 1977 American English
5965 Imperial China, 900–1800 F. W. Mote 1999 Chinese English
6292 Oracle Bones Peter Hessler 2006 American English
6428 Riding The Iron Rooster Paul Theroux 1988 American English
8157 Out Of Mao’s Shadow Philip P. Pan 2008 Unknown English
8220 Tombstone Yang Jisheng 2008 Chinese Chinese
8340 The Poems Of Li Po Li Po -750 Chinese Classical chinese
8416 Mao’s Last Revolution Roderick MacFarquhar, Michael Schoenhals 2007 Unknown English
8418 The Man Who Loved China Simon Winchester 2008 British English
8611 Shark's Fin And Sichuan Pepper Fuchsia Dunlop 2008 British English
9652 The People's Republic Of Amnesia Louisa Lim 2014 Unknown English
9950 The Souls Of China Ian Johnson 2017 American English
12324 The Last Panda George B. Schaller 1993 American English
12746 Ripples Across Stagnant Water Li Jieren 1935 Chinese Chinese
13306 Lotus Creek Sun Li 1950 Chinese Unknown
14983 Mao's Great Famine Frank Dikötter 2010 Chinese English
14983 Salt Mark Kurlansky 2002 American English
14983 The History Of Bees Maja Lunde 2015 Norwegian Norwegian
17117 Mountain Of Fame John E. Wills Jr. 1992 Chinese English
17117 Finding Them Gone Red Pine 2015 Chinese English
17117 The Tragedy Of Liberation Frank Dikötter 2013 Chinese English
17117 Selected Poems Su Tung–p’o Chinese Chinese