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The list starts in order with the first ten books: the I Ching (an ancient Chinese divination text), the Hebrew Bible (a version of which serves as the "Old Testament" of the Christian Bible), the Iliad and Odyssey, the Upanishads (a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts), the Tao Te Ching, the Avesta, the Analects, the History of ...
[4] [6] The CBC characterized the panel as composed of "writers, curators and critics". [4] According to The Guardian, the list commemorated the publication of Robinson Crusoe (1719), 300 years earlier – "widely seen as the progenitor of the English-language novel". [6] The panel broke their list into ten categories of ten items. [1]
This is a partial list of 20th-century writers. This list includes notable artists, authors, philosophers, playwrights, poets, scientists and other important and noteworthy contributors to literature. The two most basic written literary categories include fiction and non fiction
The list was compiled by a team of critics and editors at The New York Times and, with the input of 503 writers and academics, assessed the books based on their impact, originality, and lasting influence. The selection includes novels, memoirs, history books, and other nonfiction works from various genres, representing well-known and emerging ...
Year Picture Laureate Country Language(s) Citation Genre(s) 1901: Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907) France French "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect" [8]
The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: 1998 [1] Crime Writers' Association: The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time: 1990 [2] [3] Grafton Books by David Pringle: Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels: 1988 Larry McCaffery: 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction: 1999 Le Monde: Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century ...
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
Various authors: English: 185+ 1979–present: 250 million [199] Sweet Valley High: Francine Pascal and ghostwriters: English: 400: 1983–2003: 250 million [200] The Railway Series: Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry: English: 42: 1945–2011: 201 million [201] Noddy: Enid Blyton: English: 24: 1949–present: 200 million [202] Nancy Drew ...