7 Novels Considered The “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Supriya Juyal
Oct 14, 2024

"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes

A pioneering work of literature that blends realism and fantasy, exploring themes of chivalry

"War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy

An epic novel depicting Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars, examining themes of fate and free will

"Ulysses" by James Joyce

A modernist masterpiece that intricately details a single day in Dublin through stream-of-consciousness narration

"Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville

A complex narrative about obsession and revenge, centered on the pursuit of the great white whale

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A critique of the American Dream, exploring themes of love, wealth, and social change in the 1920s

"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez

A magical realism novel chronicling the Buendía family and the cyclical nature of history

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

A classic romance that explores themes of class, marriage, and individuality in early 19th-century England

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