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
3078 River Town Peter Hessler 2001 American English
3544 The Good Women Of China Xinran 2002 Chinese Chinese
4765 400 Million Customers Carl Crow 1937 American English
5459 Forgotten Ally Rana Mitter 2013 British English
5524 Mao's China And After Maurice Meisner 1977 American English
5969 Imperial China, 900–1800 F. W. Mote 1999 Chinese English
6295 Oracle Bones Peter Hessler 2006 American English
6431 Riding The Iron Rooster Paul Theroux 1988 American English
8159 Out Of Mao’s Shadow Philip P. Pan 2008 Unknown English
8222 Tombstone Yang Jisheng 2008 Chinese Chinese
8342 The Poems Of Li Po Li Po -750 Chinese Classical chinese
8420 Mao’s Last Revolution Roderick MacFarquhar, Michael Schoenhals 2007 Unknown English
8422 The Man Who Loved China Simon Winchester 2008 British English
8615 Shark's Fin And Sichuan Pepper Fuchsia Dunlop 2008 British English
9656 The People's Republic Of Amnesia Louisa Lim 2014 Unknown English
9955 The Souls Of China Ian Johnson 2017 American English
12326 The Last Panda George B. Schaller 1993 American English
12748 Ripples Across Stagnant Water Li Jieren 1935 Chinese Chinese
13309 Lotus Creek Sun Li 1950 Chinese Unknown
14985 Mao's Great Famine Frank Dikötter 2010 Chinese English
14985 Salt Mark Kurlansky 2002 American English
14985 The History Of Bees Maja Lunde 2015 Norwegian Norwegian
17163 Mountain Of Fame John E. Wills Jr. 1992 Chinese English
17163 Finding Them Gone Red Pine 2015 Chinese English
17163 The Tragedy Of Liberation Frank Dikötter 2013 Chinese English
17163 Selected Poems Su Tung–p’o Chinese Chinese