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The 100 Best Books of All Time The World Library is a list of the 100 best
books, as proposed by one hundred writers from fifty-four different countries, compiled
and organized in 2002 by the Norwegian Book Club. This list endeavours to reflect world
literature, with books from all countries, cultures, and time periods. Eleven of the
books included on the list are written by women, eighty-five are written by men and
four have unknown authors. Each writer had to select his or her own list
of ten books. The books selected by this process and listed
here are not ranked or categorized in any way; the organizers have stated that "they
are all on an equal footing," with the exception of Don Quixote which was given the distinction
"best literary work ever written." The following list organizes the works alphabetically by
author. Fyodor Dostoevsky is the author with the most
books on the list, with four. William Shakespeare, Franz Kafka, and Leo Tolstoy each have three
books on the list. List of Authors Surveyed