The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Spain

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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
8 Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes 1605 Spanish Spanish
62 The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway 1926 American English
97 For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway 1940 American English
386 La Regenta Clarín 1884 Spanish Spanish
389 The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 1988 Brazilian Portuguese
401 Celestina Or The Tragic-Comedy Of Calisto And Melibea Fernando de Rojas 1499 Spanish Spanish
447 Gypsy Ballads Federico García Lorca 1928 Spanish Spanish
448 Homage to Catalonia George Orwell 1938 British English
452 A Heart So White Javier Marias 1992 Spanish Spanish
476 The Monk Matthew Lewis 1796 British English
499 Platero Juan Ramón Jiménez 1914 Spanish Spanish
523 Fortunata and Jacinta Benito Pérez Galdós 1887 Spanish Spanish
529 Life Is a Dream Pedro Calderón de la Barca 1635 Spanish Spanish
544 The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes Unknown 1554 Spanish Spanish
630 The Swindler Francisco de Quevedo 1626 Spanish Spanish
655 Stories of Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway 1987 American English
656 The Time Of The Doves Merce Rodoreda 1962 Spanish Catalan
692 The Hive Camilo José Cela 1951 Spanish Spanish
797 The Manuscript Found in Saragossa Jan Potocki 1805 Polish French
809 Poems by Machado Antonio Machado 1907 Spanish Spanish
824 Rhymes And Legends Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer 1871 Spanish Spanish
850 The Revolt of the Masses José Ortega y Gasset 1930 Spanish Spanish
860 The Solitudes Luis de Góngora 1613 Spanish Spanish
875 Greguerias Ramón Gómez de la Serna 1910 Spanish Spanish
949 Nada Carmen Laforet 1944 Spanish Spanish
1019 The Interior Castle Teresa of Avila 1588 Spanish Spanish
1055 Story of Ferdinand Munro Leaf 1936 American English
1059 The True History of the Conquest of New Spain Bernal Díaz del Castillo 1632 Spanish Spanish
1176 Carmen Prosper Mérimée 1845 French French
1182 Poems of Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca 1921 Spanish Spanish
1233 The History Of Gil Blas Of Santillana Alain-René Lesage 1715 French French
1371 The Devil's Elixir E. T. A. Hoffmann 1815 German German
1394 Soldiers of Salamis Javier Cercas 2001 Spanish Spanish
1410 Poem of the Cid Unknown 1207 Spanish Old spanish
1466 Don Juan Lord Byron 1819 British English
1469 Last Afternoons With Teresa Juan Marsé 1966 Spanish Spanish
1470 Wind, Sand and Stars Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1939 French French
1523 Guzmán de Alfarache Mateo Alemán 1599 Spanish Spanish
1624 The Mediterranean And The Mediterranean World In The Age Of Philip Ii Fernand Braudel 1949 French French
1658 The Song of Roland Unknown 1100 French Old french
1665 The House of Ulloa Emilia Pardo Bazán 1886 Spanish Spanish
1668 Solitude Caterina Albert 1905 Spanish Catalan
1709 The Club Dumas Arturo Pérez-Reverte 1993 Spanish Spanish
1753 The Long Ships Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 Swedish Swedish
1784 Marks of Identity Juan Goytisolo 1966 Spanish Spanish
1809 The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafon 2001 Spanish Spanish
1989 Your Face Tomorrow Javier Marias 2002 Spanish Spanish
1999 The Poetry of Luis Cernuda Luis Cernuda 1901 Spanish Spanish
2013 Poems Of César Vallejo César Vallejo 1922 Peruvian Spanish
2026 Stanzas about the Death of his Father Jorge Manrique 1476 Spanish Spanish
2031 The History Of Rome Theodor Mommsen 1854 German German
2053 Spain, Take This Chalice from Me César Vallejo 1939 Peruvian Spanish
2168 Terra Nostra Carlos Fuentes 1975 Mexican Spanish
2180 Blue of Noon Georges Bataille 1957 French French
2210 Exemplary Stories Miguel de Cervantes 1613 Spanish Spanish
2212 Collected Stories W. Somerset Maugham 1951 British English
2320 Rituals Cees Nooteboom 1980 Dutch Dutch
2359 Bartleby & Co Enrique Vila-Matas 2000 Spanish Spanish
2403 The City Of Marvels Eduardo Mendoza 1986 Spanish Spanish
2492 All Souls Javier Marias 1989 Spanish Spanish
2509 Curial e Güelfa Unknown 1450 Spanish Catalan
2564 The Family Of Pascual Duarte Camilo José Cela 1942 Spanish Spanish
2567 Poesías Completas Antonio Machado 1940 Spanish Spanish
2572 A Longing For The Light Vicente Aleixandre 1979 Spanish Spanish
2680 El Día Del Watusi Francisco Casavella 2002 Spanish Spanish
2720 The Life Of Saint Teresa Of Avila By Herself Teresa of Avila 1588 Spanish Spanish
2739 Dark Night of the Soul St. John of the Cross 1578 Spanish Spanish
2750 Young Henry Of Navarre Heinrich Mann 1935 German German
2766 Decisive Moments in History Stefan Zweig 1927 Austrian German
2780 Mist Miguel de Unamuno 1914 Spanish English
2787 A Cultural History Of The Modern Age Egon Friedell 1927 Austrian English
2790 The Island Of Second Sight Albert Vigoleis Thelen 1953 German English
2899 Cremation Rafael Chirbes 2007 Spanish Spanish
2999 Monsignor Quixote Graham Greene 1982 British English
3051 National Episodes Benito Pérez Galdós 1873 Spanish Spanish
3088 The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross St. John of the Cross 1578 Spanish Spanish
3119 The Possibility Of An Island Michel Houellebecq 2005 French French
3130 The Man Who Loved Dogs Leonardo Padura 2009 Cuban Spanish
3150 The Complete Poems Of San Juan De La Cruz San Juan de la Cruz 1618 Spanish Spanish
3191 The Aesthetics Of Resistance Peter Weiss 1975 German German
3271 Bohemian Lights Ramón del Valle-Inclán 1920 Spanish Spanish
3275 The Polish Rider Antonio Muñoz Molina 1991 Spanish Spanish
3293 Sonnets Francisco de Quevedo 1648 Spanish Spanish
3323 The Trials of Persiles and Sigismunda Miguel de Cervantes 1617 Spanish Spanish
3323 Pepita Jimenez Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano 1874 Spanish Spanish
3323 Compassion Benito Pérez Galdós 1897 Spanish Spanish
3323 Journey to the Alcarria Camilo José Cela 1948 Spanish Spanish
3374 Juan De Mairena Antonio Machado 1936 Spanish Spanish
3375 Le Cid Pierre Corneille 1637 French French
3382 Poems Miguel de Unamuno 1907 Spanish Spanish
3386 Human Poems César Vallejo 1939 Peruvian Spanish
3389 La Realidad Y El Deseo Luis Cernuda 1936 Spanish Spanish
3390 Selected Poetry Of Francisco De Quevedo Francisco de Quevedo 1648 Spanish Spanish
3390 Los Gozos Y Las Sombras Gonzalo Torrente Ballester 1957 Spanish Spanish
3390 Crónica Del Alba Ramón J. Sender 1942 Spanish Spanish
3422 The Back Room Carmen Martín Gaite 1978 Spanish Spanish
3427 Count Julian Juan Goytisolo 1970 Spanish Spanish
3448 The Satin Slipper Paul Claudel 1929 French French
3471 The Armada Garrett Mattingly 1959 American English
3558 Memoirs of a Peasant Boy Xosé Neira Vilas 1961 Spanish Galician
3596 Time of Silence Luis Martín-Santos 1962 Spanish Spanish
3623 Sepharad Antonio Muñoz Molina 2001 Spanish Spanish
3637 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Lord Byron 1812 British English
3637 The Logbook Of Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus 1493 Multiple Spanish
3637 The Prophecies Nostradamus 1555 French French
3637 An Outline Of European Architecture Nikolaus Pevsner 1943 British English
3844 The Stone Raft José Saramago 1986 Portuguese Portuguese
3914 Sudden Death Alvaro Enrigue 2013 Mexican Spanish
4055 Leaving the Atocha Station Ben Lerner 2011 American English
4093 Los Santos Inocentes Miguel Delibes 1981 Spanish Spanish
4252 Autumn Journal Louis MacNeice 1939 British English
4309 Peace In War Miguel de Unamuno 1897 Spanish Spanish
4364 The Anatomy Of A Moment Javier Cercas 2009 Spanish Spanish
4365 América Hispánica Guillermo Céspedes del Castillo 1983 Peruvian Spanish
4368 The Moor's Last Sigh Salman Rushdie 1995 British English
4371 The Long Voyage Jorge Semprún 1963 French French
4396 Tobacco Dimitar Dimov 1951 Bulgarian Bulgarian
4411 Sharpe's Eagle Bernard Cornwell 1981 British English
4440 The Thief's Journal Jean Genet 1949 French French
4449 Shibumi Trevanian 1979 American English