The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Singapore

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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
1400 The Great Railway Bazaar Paul Theroux 1975 American English
3397 King Rat James Clavell 1962 British English
4369 Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan 2013 American English
5016 The Singapore Grip J. G. Farrell 1978 British English
6873 Povedal Mi Veštec Tiziano Terzani 2002 Italian Italian
10087 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10697 The Great Reclamation Rachel Heng 2023 Unknown English
10978 Or Else, The Lightning God And Other Stories Catherine Lim 1980 Singaporean English
11611 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
12513 The Scent Of The Gods Fiona Cheong 1991 Singaporean English
13771 Flood Of Fire Amitav Ghosh 2015 Indian English
17122 Little Wilson and Big God Anthony Burgess 1987 British English
17122 How We Disappeared Jing-Jing Lee 2019 Singaporean English
17122 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17122 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17122 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17122 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17122 The Naked Island Russell Braddon 1951 Australian English
17122 The Chinese Machiavelli Dennis Bloodworth 1976 Chinese English
17122 Going Infinite Michael Lewis 2023 American English
17122 Number Go Up Zeke Faux 2023 Unknown English
17122 Hedge Fund Market Wizards Jack D. Schwager 2012 American English
17122 Video Night In Kathmandu And Other Reports From The Not So Far East Pico Iyer 1988 British English
17122 The Bitcoin Standard Saifedean Ammous 2018 Unknown English