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
12597 Rapport Från En Skurhink Maja Ekelöf 1970 Swedish Swedish
12652 Merab's Beauty Torgny Lindgren 1983 Swedish Swedish
12999 Samuel August From Sevedstorp And Hanna From Hult Astrid Lindgren 1975 Swedish Swedish
13251 Jernbane Eposet Sara Lidman 1977 Swedish Swedish
13289 Stjärnor Utan Svindel Louise Boije af Gennäs 1996 Swedish Swedish
13517 The March Of The Musicians P. O. Enquist 1978 Swedish Swedish
13576 Anxious People Fredrik Backman 2019 Swedish Swedish
13732 Vendetta Jan Guillou 1991 Swedish Swedish
13746 I Miss You, I Miss You! Peter Pohl 1992 Swedish Swedish
13812 Vinterviken Mats Wahl 1993 Swedish Swedish
13929 Dykungens Dotter Birgitta Trotzig 1985 Swedish Swedish
13930 The White Lioness Henning Mankell 1993 Swedish Swedish
13971 What We Owe Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde 2017 Swedish English
14200 Roseanna Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö 1965 Swedish Swedish
14212 The Confession Of A Fool August Strindberg 1893 Swedish Swedish
14404 Blaue Frau Antje Rávik Strubel 2021 German German
14478 Lifsens Rot Sara Lidman 1996 Swedish Swedish
14517 Brev Från Nollpunkten Peter Englund 1996 Swedish Swedish
14549 April Witch Majgull Axelsson 1997 Swedish Swedish
14984 Europe Norman Davies 1996 British English
14984 The Faculty of Dreams Sara Stridsberg 2006 Swedish Swedish
16519 My Life as an Explorer Sven Hedin 1925 Swedish Swedish
17120 No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference Greta Thunberg 2019 Swedish English
17120 Arvet Efter Arn Jan Guillou 2001 Swedish Swedish
17120 Stalker Lars Kepler 2014 Swedish Swedish
17120 The Winners Fredrik Backman 2022 Swedish Swedish
17120 All In Simona Ahrnstedt 2014 Swedish Swedish
17120 The Third Reich Michael Burleigh 2000 British English
17120 The Climate Book Greta Thunberg 2022 Swedish English
17120 Drawdown Paul Hawken 2017 American English
17120 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17120 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17120 Neither Here Nor There Bill Bryson 1992 American English
17120 Fishing In Utopia Andrew Brown 2008 Unknown English
17120 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17120 The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow Elin Anna Labba, Fiona Graham 2020 Unknown Swedish
17120 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17120 Flight Of The Eagle Per Olof Sundman 1967 Swedish Swedish
17120 The Legionnaires Per Olov Enquist 1968 Swedish Swedish
17120 For The Living And The Dead Tomas Tranströmer 1989 Swedish Swedish
17120 The Sun, My Father Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 1988 Unknown Sami
17120 Klf John Higgs 2012 British English
17120 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17120 The Romanovs Simon Sebag Montefiore 2016 British English
17120 True Believer Jack Carr 2019 American English
17120 Strega Johanne Lykke Holm, Saskia Vogel 2020 Unknown Swedish
17120 Collected Works Lydia Sandgren 2023 Unknown Swedish
17120 The Holocaust Martin Gilbert 1978 British English
17120 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
17027 The Saga Of The Volsungs Anonymous 1270 Unknown Old norse
17120 Osebol Marit Kapla 2019 Swedish Swedish
17120 Minha Vó Pede Desculpas Freedrik Backman 2013 Swedish Swedish
17120 The Great Experiment Yascha Mounk 2022 American English
17120 The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
17120 A Man Called Otto Fredrik Backman 2012 Swedish Swedish