This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 254 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books.
Rank | Title | Author | Published | Country | Original Language | Page Range | Word Count |
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1 | One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | 1967 | Colombian | spanish | 300-500 | 144,000 |
2 | The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1925 | American | english | 47-180 | 47,000 |
3 | Ulysses | James Joyce | 1922 | Irish | english | 730-1000 | 265,000 |
4 | In Search of Lost Time | Marcel Proust | 1913 | French | french | 3000-4300 | 1,200,000 |
5 | The Catcher in the Rye | J. D. Salinger | 1945 | American | english | 220-277 | 73,440 |