The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Wellington

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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
2467 On Beauty Zadie Smith 2005 British English
4487 The Sugarbag Years Tony Simpson 1974 New Zealand English
4522 Te Puea Michael King 1978 New Zealand English
4619 An Angel At My Table Janet Frame 1984 New Zealand English
4760 Amiria Amiria Manutahi Stirling, Anne Salmond 1976 New Zealand English
4776 An Angel At My Table Unknown 1984 New Zealand English
4777 The Life Of Katherine Mansfield Anthony Alpers 1980 New Zealand English
4834 Other Halves Sue McCauley 1983 New Zealand English
5359 The Treaty Of Waitangi Claudia Orange 1987 New Zealand English
5367 Bread And Roses Sonja Davies 1984 New Zealand English
5734 Redemption Songs Judith Binney 1995 New Zealand English
6285 Not Her Real Name, And Other Stories Emily Perkins 1996 New Zealand English
6481 The Dictionary Of New Zealand English Harry Orsman 1997 New Zealand English
7104 Māori Michael King 2003 New Zealand English
8050 Rita Angus Jill Trevelyan 2008 New Zealand English
8614 Civilisation Steve Braunias 2012 New Zealand English
8713 Gifted Patrick Evans 2010 New Zealand English
8733 Tangata Whenua Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris 2014 New Zealand English
9141 Can You Tolerate This? Ashleigh Young 2016 New Zealand English
9298 The Imaginary Lives Of James Poneke Tina Makereti 2018 New Zealand English
10859 Poukahangatus Tayi Tibble 2022 New Zealand English
11185 Allen Curnow Elizabeth Caffin, Terry Sturm Unknown English
11634 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
13134 Katherine Mansfield Gerri Kimber 2025 Unknown English
14984 Ornamentalism David Cannadine 2001 British English
15898 Journal Of Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield 1927 New Zealand English
17120 As The Earth Turns Silver Alison Wong 2009 New Zealander English
17120 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17120 The Last Place On Earth Roland Huntford 1979 British English
17120 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17120 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English