The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Western Cape

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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
4523 The True Confessions Of An Albino Terrorist Breyten Breytenbach 1983 South African English
8641 Water Marq de Villiers 2000 Canadian English
11660 Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World Ramachandra Guha 2018 Indian English
14984 Ornamentalism David Cannadine 2001 British English
17120 I Have Life Marianne Thamm 1998 Unknown English
17120 Agaat Marlene van Niekerk 2004 South African Afrikaans
17120 Thabo Mbeki Mark Gevisser 2007 Unknown English
17120 Eight Days In September Frank Chikane 2012 South African English
17120 Kringe In 'N Bos Dalene Matthee 1984 South African Afrikaans
17120 The World That Made Mandela Luli Callinicos 2000 Unknown English
17120 Tomorrow Is Another Country Allister Sparks 1994 South African English
17120 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17120 Cape Town E. Van Heyningen, Nigel Worden, Vivian Bickford-Smith 1998 Unknown English
17120 The New Century Of South African Poetry Michael Chapman 2002 South African English
17120 I Write What I Like Steve Biko 1978 South African English
17120 The Broken String Neil Bennun 2004 Unknown English
17120 The Afrikaners John Fisher 1969 Unknown English
17120 The Plot To Save South Africa Justice Malala 2023 South African English