The Greatest Books of All Time on Social Inequality

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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
16 To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee 1960 American English
40 Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1862 French French
366 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo 1831 French French
550 Max Havelaar Multatuli 1860 Dutch Dutch
1245 Down and Out in Paris and London George Orwell 1933 British English
1328 Parable Of The Sower Octavia E. Butler 1993 American English
1701 The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander 2010 American English
2170 Noughts and Crosses Malorie Blackman 2001 British English
2233 Resurrection Leo Tolstoy 1899 Russian Russian
2973 The White Tiger Aravind Adiga 2008 Indian English
3050 A World for Julius Alfredo Bryce Echenique 1970 Peruvian Spanish
6300 Ecology Of Fear Mike Davis 1998 American English
6982 American Prison Shane Bauer 2018 American English
9890 Bhimayana Srividya Natarajan, S. Anand 2011 Indian English
10118 Angosta Héctor Abad Faciolince 2003 Colombian Spanish
10634 The Road to Wigan Pier George Orwell 1937 British English
10813 ‘Gapô Lualhati Bautista 1988 Filipino Filipino
11386 The Nemesis Manoranjan Byapari 2018 Unknown Bengali
13360 London Labour and the London Poor Henry Mayhew 1851 British English
13600 La Maternelle Léon Frapié 1904 French French
14232 Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010 South African English
14984 The Sea And Summer George Turner 1987 Australian English
14984 Virtual Light William Gibson 1993 American English
14984 Death Without Weeping Nancy Scheper-Hughes 1992 American English
15742 "Les Misérables" De Victor Hugo Henri Scepi 1862 French French
16733 Os Miseráveis 2 Victor Hugo 1862 French French
16719 Os Miseráveis 1 Victor Hugo 1862 French French
17130 Make Room! Make Room! Harry Harrison 1966 American English
17130 The Street Lawyer John Grisham 1998 American English
16781 The Tale Of The Eloquent Peasant R. B. Parkinson 1971 Egyptian Egyptian
17130 The Hunger Games Kate Egan 2008 Unknown English
17130 The Expendable Man Dorothy B. Hughes 1963 American English
16922 Capitães Da Areia Jorge Amado 1937 Brazilian Portuguese
16829 The Belly Of Paris Émile Zola 1873 French French
17130 Correction Ben Austen 2023 Unknown Unknown
17130 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English