The Greatest Books of All Time on Structure

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 748 '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
4110 For a New Novel Alain Robbe-Grillet 1963 French French
9724 Alphabetical Africa Walter Abish 1974 American English
10283 Morphology Of The Folktale Vladimir Aioakovlevich Propp 1928 Russian Russian
14135 Syntactic Structures Noam Chomsky 1957 American English
14769 Anatomy Of Criticism Northrop Frye 1957 Canadian English
15786 The Literary Work Of Art Roman Ingarden 1931 Polish German
17010 Structural Anthropology Claude Lévi-Strauss 1958 French French
17010 Architectural Composition And Building Typology Gianfranco Caniggia Italian Italian
17010 The Art Of Fiction David Lodge 1992 British English
17010 Screenplay Syd Field 1979 American English