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
2469 On Beauty Zadie Smith 2005 British English
4488 The Sugarbag Years Tony Simpson 1974 New Zealand English
4523 Te Puea Michael King 1978 New Zealand English
4620 An Angel At My Table Janet Frame 1984 New Zealand English
4761 Amiria Amiria Manutahi Stirling, Anne Salmond 1976 New Zealand English
4777 An Angel At My Table Unknown 1984 New Zealand English
4778 The Life Of Katherine Mansfield Anthony Alpers 1980 New Zealand English
4835 Other Halves Sue McCauley 1983 New Zealand English
5360 The Treaty Of Waitangi Claudia Orange 1987 New Zealand English
5368 Bread And Roses Sonja Davies 1984 New Zealand English
5737 Redemption Songs Judith Binney 1995 New Zealand English
6288 Not Her Real Name, And Other Stories Emily Perkins 1996 New Zealand English
6483 The Dictionary Of New Zealand English Harry Orsman 1997 New Zealand English
7104 Māori Michael King 2003 New Zealand English
8051 Rita Angus Jill Trevelyan 2008 New Zealand English
8618 Civilisation Steve Braunias 2012 New Zealand English
8717 Gifted Patrick Evans 2010 New Zealand English
8738 Tangata Whenua Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris 2014 New Zealand English
9145 Can You Tolerate This? Ashleigh Young 2016 New Zealand English
9301 The Imaginary Lives Of James Poneke Tina Makereti 2018 New Zealand English
10864 Poukahangatus Tayi Tibble 2022 New Zealand English
11190 Allen Curnow Elizabeth Caffin, Terry Sturm Unknown English
11637 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
13137 Katherine Mansfield Gerri Kimber 2025 Unknown English
14985 Ornamentalism David Cannadine 2001 British English
15916 Journal Of Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield 1927 New Zealand English
17165 As The Earth Turns Silver Alison Wong 2009 New Zealander English
17165 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17165 The Last Place On Earth Roland Huntford 1979 British English
17165 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17165 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English