The Greatest Books of All Time on Transience
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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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2788 | The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain | Han Shan | 600 | Chinese | Classical chinese | |
| 3636 | Odes | John Keats | 1820 | British | English | |
| 8342 | The Poems Of Li Po | Li Po | -750 | Chinese | Classical chinese | |
| 9160 | Haiku | Stephen Addiss | 2009 | Unknown | English | |
| 12657 | Record Of A Night Too Brief | Kawakami Hiromi | Japanese | Japanese | ||
| 17161 | The Essential Haiku | Robert Hass | 1994 | American | English | |
| 17161 | The Half Known Life | Pico Iyer | 2023 | British | English |