Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

If you are in search of a novel which is beautifully written, has huge social impact and is fully of gritty realism, then got your hands on some of these books which have been considered the greatest works of literature ever.

Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway describes a day in the life of a British socialite named Clarissa Dalloway. This deeply personal novel provides glimpses into the characters’ minds, with the novel relying heavily on character rather than plot to tell its story. The novel’s unique style, subject, and time setting make it one of the most respected and regarded works of all time.

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe’s book was published in 1958, and is one piece of African literature that had to overcome the bias of some literary circles. The novel follows an Igbo man named Okonkwo, describing his family, the village in Nigeria where he lives, and the effects of British colonialism on his native country.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Initially published in 1847, this groundbreaking novels provided a story of individualism for women. The novel’s eponymous character rises from being orphaned and poor into a successful and independent woman. The work combines themes from both Gothic and Victorian literature, revolutionizing the art of the novel by focusing on the growth in Jane’s sensibility with internalized action and writing.

The Color Purple

Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novel is set in the post-Civil War American South and follows a young African American girl named Celie into adulthood. Celie writes letters to God and to her sister Nettie, and faces sexual abuse by her father and eventually her husband. This novel explores sexism, racism, gender, sexual orientation, and disability through its characters who grow to shape their own lives.

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