The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Sweden

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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
530 The Red Room August Strindberg 1879 Swedish Swedish
669 Beowulf Unknown 1000 Unknown Old english
898 My Struggle Karl Ove Knausgård 2009 Norwegian Norwegian
1072 Gösta Berling's Saga Selma Lagerlöf 1891 Swedish Swedish
1113 The Christmas Oratorio Göran Tunström 1983 Swedish Swedish
1250 The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Selma Lagerlöf 1906 Swedish Swedish
1275 The Laughing Policeman Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö 1968 Swedish Swedish
1298 The Days of His Grace Eyvind Johnson 1960 Swedish Swedish
1417 Karlson On The Roof Astrid Lindgren 1955 Swedish Swedish
1445 Faceless Killers Henning Mankell 1991 Swedish Swedish
1516 The People of Hemsö August Strindberg 1887 Swedish Swedish
1670 The Emigrants Vilhelm Moberg 1949 Swedish Swedish
1761 The Serious Game Hjalmar Soderberg 1912 Swedish Swedish
1770 The Emperor of Portugallia Selma Lagerlöf 1914 Swedish Swedish
1773 Doctor Glas Hjalmar Soderberg 1905 Swedish Swedish
1777 Flowering Nettle Harry Martinson 1935 Swedish Swedish
1905 The Road to Klockrike Harry Martinson 1948 Swedish Swedish
1946 A Burnt Child Stig Dagerman 1948 Swedish Swedish
1964 The Löwensköld Ring Selma Lagerlöf 1925 Swedish Swedish
2190 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
2222 Simon and the Oaks Marianne Fredriksson 1985 Swedish Swedish
2306 Stockholm series Per Anders Fogelström 1960 Swedish Swedish
2535 A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman 2012 Swedish Swedish
2585 Bokhandlaren som slutade bada Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1937 Swedish Swedish
2742 Jerusalem Selma Lagerlöf 1901 Swedish Swedish
2752 Castle Gripsholm Kurt Tucholsky 1931 German German
3181 Women And Appletrees Moa Martinson 1933 Swedish Swedish
3193 The Aesthetics Of Resistance Peter Weiss 1975 German German
3227 Millennium Trilogy Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
3324 By the Open Sea August Strindberg 1890 Swedish Swedish
3415 Hanna's Daughters Marianne Fredriksson 1994 Swedish Swedish
3520 Sidetracked Henning Mankell 1995 Swedish Swedish
3638 The Queen's Tiara Carl Jonas Love Almqvist 1834 Swedish Swedish
3638 The Century Of The Child Ellen Key 1900 Swedish Swedish
4154 Collected Poems Nils Ferlin 1947 Swedish Swedish
4168 Miss Julie August Strindberg 1888 Swedish Swedish
4259 The Father August Strindberg 1887 Swedish Swedish
4463 The Royal Physician's Visit Per Olov Enquist 1999 Swedish Swedish
4467 Samuels bok Sven Delblanc 1981 Swedish Swedish
4616 The Fifth Woman Henning Mankell 1996 Swedish Swedish
5114 Let The Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist 2004 Swedish Swedish
5293 The Terrorists Maj Sjöwall 1975 Swedish Swedish
5471 Markings Dag Hammarskjöld 1963 Swedish Swedish
5939 The Turning Point Fritjof Capra 1982 American English
6092 Herr Gustafsson Himself Lars Gustafsson 1983 Swedish Swedish
6337 The Worldly Philosophers Robert Heilbroner 1953 American English
6409 My Mother Gets Married Moa Martinson 1936 Swedish Swedish
6429 The Dog Kerstin Ekman 1986 Swedish Swedish
6546 Ride This Night Vilhelm Moberg 1941 Swedish Swedish
6585 Kvartetten Som Sprängdes Birger Sjöberg 1924 Swedish Swedish
6614 Lars Hård Jan Fridegård 1935 Swedish Swedish
6634 Land Of Wooden Gods Jan Fridegård 1932 Swedish Swedish
6689 Romanen Om Olof Eyvind Johnson 1934 Swedish Swedish
6691 Raskens Vilhelm Moberg 1927 Swedish Swedish
6708 The Treasure Selma Lagerlöf 1899 Swedish Swedish
6712 Bock I örtagård Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1933 Swedish Swedish
6717 The Son of a Servant August Strindberg 1886 Swedish Swedish
6767 The Charles Men Verner von Heidenstam 1897 Swedish Swedish
6869 Captain Nemo's Library Per Olov Enquist 1991 Swedish Swedish
7216 The Dance Of Death August Strindberg 1900 Swedish Swedish
7741 The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg 2003 Swedish Swedish
7745 Désirée Annemarie Selinko 1951 Austrian German
7890 The Dog Star Agneta Pleijel 2023 Swedish Swedish
8100 Selected Poems Tomas Tranströmer 1981 Swedish Swedish
8163 The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson 2006 Swedish Swedish
8186 One Step Behind Henning Mankell 1997 Swedish Swedish
8290 They Will Drown In Their Mother’s Tears Johannes Anyuru 2017 Swedish Swedish
8293 Fredman's Epistles Carl Michael Bellman 1999 Swedish Swedish
8406 God's Orchid Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
8418 The Way Of A Serpent Torgny Lindgren 1982 Swedish Swedish
8505 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson 2007 Swedish Swedish
8588 Jack Ulf Lundell 1976 Swedish Swedish
9550 Selected Poems Lars Gustafsson 1972 Swedish Swedish
9673 Frozen Moment Camilla Ceder 2010 Swedish Swedish
9660 The Unlucky Murderer Håkan Nesser Swedish Swedish
9710 Common Security The Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues 1982 Unknown English
9771 Blackwater Kerstin Ekman 1993 Swedish Swedish
9918 The Messiah Of Stockholm Cynthia Ozick 1987 American English
9929 The Bert Diaries Anders Jacobsson, Sören Olsson 1987 Swedish Swedish
9939 The Sisters Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2023 Swedish English
9956 Bombi Bitt Och Jag Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1932 Swedish Swedish
10041 The Kulla Gulla Series Martha Sandwall-Bergström 1945 Swedish Swedish
10048 Statarna Ivar Lo-Johansson 1936 Swedish Swedish
10050 Poems Of Karin Boye Karin Boye 1941 Swedish Swedish
10052 Jac The Clown Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
10092 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10216 Hjortronlandet Sara Lidman 1955 Swedish Swedish
10439 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
10494 Remember Us To Life Joanna Rubin Dranger 2022 Unknown English
10543 My Struggle: Book 6 Karl Ove Knausgård 2011 Norwegian Norwegian
10820 Mardie Astrid Lindgren 1960 Swedish Swedish
10889 My Friends Fredrik Backman 2025 Unknown English
10973 This Machine Kills Secrets Andy Greenberg 2012 Unknown English
11021 The Story Of San Michele Axel Munthe 1929 Swedish English
11042 Sörgården Anna-Maria Roos 1912 Swedish Swedish
11056 The Hammer Of God Bo Giertz 1941 Swedish Swedish
11113 The Economic Emergence Of Women Barbara Bergmann 2005 American English
11184 In Every Moment We Still Are Alive Tom Malmquist 2015 Swedish Swedish
11187 The Loväng Series Sven Edvin Salje 1942 Swedish Swedish
11229 Poems Hjalmar Gullberg 1937 Swedish Swedish
11236 Godnatt, Jord Ivar Lo-Johansson 1933 Swedish Swedish
11247 Black Ballads Dan Andersson 1917 Swedish Swedish
11346 Best Loved Folktales Of The World Joanna Cole 1982 Unknown English
11405 The Alfie Atkins Series Gunilla Bergström 1972 Swedish Swedish
11488 The Living Landscape In Sweden Sten Selander 1955 Swedish Swedish
11619 Witches' Rings Kerstin Ekman 1974 Swedish Swedish
11617 Utvald Att Leva Jerzy Einhorn 1996 Swedish Swedish
11620 Collected Poems Gunnar Ekelöf 1960 Swedish Swedish
11632 Death By Video Game Simon Parkin 2015 British English
11637 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
11642 The Colony Annika Norlin, Alice E. Olsson 2023 Swedish English
11663 The Magic Lantern Ingmar Bergman 1987 Swedish Swedish
11855 Children's Island P. C. Jersild 1976 Swedish Swedish
11860 The Return Of The Dancing Master Henning Mankell 2000 Swedish Swedish
11923 The Ritual Adam Nevill 2011 British English
12050 The Visit Of The Royal Physician Per Olov Enquist 1999 Swedish Swedish
12148 Gentlemen Klas Östergren 1980 Swedish Swedish
12192 Mitt Liv Herbert Tingsten 1966 Swedish Swedish
12392 Vävarnas Barn Per Anders Fogelström 1981 Swedish Swedish
12515 Alva Myrdal Sissela Bok 1991 Swedish Unknown