The Greatest Books of All Time on Violence

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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
17120 The Glitter Dome Joseph Wambaugh 1981 American English
17120 Great Expectations Kathy Acker 1989 American English
17120 The Bang Bang Club Greg Marinovich 2000 South African English
17120 Don't Call Us Dead Danez Smith 2017 American English
17120 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Marcus Rediker 1987 American English
17120 The Oxford Book Of American Short Stories Joyce Carol Oates 1992 American English
17120 The Five Gates Of Hell Rupert Thomson 1991 British English
17120 American Gun Cameron McWhirter 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Red Parts Maggie Nelson 2007 American English
16915 The Dry Heart Natalia Ginzburg 1947 Italian Italian
17120 On Bullfighting AL Kennedy 1999 British English
17120 All Soul's Rising Madison Smartt Bell 1995 American English
17120 The Abstainer Ian McGuire 2020 British English
17120 Fear Is Just A Word Azam Ahmed 2023 Unknown English
17120 Some People Need Killing Patricia Evangelista 2023 Unknown English
17120 Klan War Fergus M. Bordewich 2023 Unknown English
17120 American Gun Cameron McWhirter, Zusha Elinson 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Lost Sons Of Omaha Joe Sexton 2023 Unknown English
17120 Still Life With Bones Alexa Hagerty 2023 Unknown English
17120 Small Mercies Dennis Lehane 2023 American English
17120 There Will Be Fire Rory Carroll 2023 Unknown English
17120 Palestine 1936 Oren Kessler 2023 Unknown English
17120 My Men Victoria Kielland 2023 Unknown Norwegian
17120 Gun Country Andrew C. McKevitt 2023 Unknown English
17120 Starkweather Harry N. MacLean 2023 Unknown English
17120 City On Fire Don Winslow 2022 American English
17120 Missionaries Phil Klay 2020 American English
17120 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
17120 Die, My Love Ariana Harwicz 2012 Argentinian Spanish
17120 Townie Andre Dubus 2011 American English
17120 The Long Take Robin Robertson 2018 British English
17120 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17120 Eve Out Of Her Ruins Ananda Devi 2006 Mauritian French
17120 Mouthful Of Birds Samanta Schweblin 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17120 The Long Drop Denise Mina 2017 Scottish English
17120 Lancelot Walker Percy 1977 American English
17120 Parrot In The Oven, Mi Vida Victor Martinez 1996 American English
17120 All Things Left Wild James Wade 2020 American English
17120 Eu Receberia As Piores Noticias Dos Seus Lindos La Marcal Aquino 2005 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 Life And Words Veena Das 2006 Indian English
17120 Remaking A World Veena Das and Arthur Kleinman 2001 American English
17120 The Blade Artist Irvine Welsh 2016 British English
17120 Popular Hits Of The Showa Era Ryū Murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
17120 Tongue Eater Ambrose Bierce American English
17120 Men In Love Irvine Welsh 2025 Scottish English
17120 Porno Irvine Welsh 2002 Scottish English
17120 Dead Men's Trousers Irvine Welsh 2018 Scottish English
17120 The Whites Richard Price 2015 American English
17120 The Laughing Monsters Denis Johnson 2014 American English
17120 Under The Bright Lights Daniel Woodrell 1986 American English
17120 Muscle For The Wing Daniel Woodrell 1988 American English
17120 The Ones You Do Daniel Woodrell 1988 American English
17120 The Way Home George P. Pelecanos 2009 American English
17075 El Gato Negro Edgar Allan Poe 1843 American English
17120 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17120 Animal Factory Edward Bunker 1977 American English
16839 Nightmares And Geezenstacks Frederic Brown 1961 American English
17120 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17120 チェンソーマン 9 [Chainsaw Man 9] Tatsuki Fujimoto Japanese Japanese
16842 Pedro Páramo / El Llano En Llamas Juan Rulfo 1953 Mexican Spanish
17120 1 Q84 Haruki Murakami 2009 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Windup Bird Chronicle haruki murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Silence Of The Lambs And Red Dragon Thomas Harris 1991 American Unknown
17120 Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library Frank Miller 2005 American English
17120 A Cabeça Do Santo Socorro Acioli 2014 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 Cold Harbor Matthew FitzSimmons 2017 American English
17120 1 Q84. книга 1. апрель июнь haruki murakami 2009 Japanese Japanese
17120 Show Me A Land Clark McMeekin Unknown English
17120 Remote Control Andy McNab 1997 British English
17120 Shadow Slave Guiltythree Korean English
17120 Fantasticland Mike Bockoven 2016 American English
17120 Identical Ellen Hopkins 2008 American English
17120 The Painted Drum Louise Erdrich 2013 American English
17120 Palmares Gayl Jones 1994 American English
17120 The Road Cormac McCarthy 2006 American English
17120 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
17120 The Last Go Round Ken Ksey American English
17120 Absolute Fear Lisa Jackson 2007 American English
17120 The Road Cormac McCarthy 2006 American English
17120 Tom Mix And Pancho Villa Clifford Irving 1982 American English
17120 Gray Mirror Yarvin, Curtis American English