Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,817 books — 26,076 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,231 books — 4,723 voters

Blindness by José SaramagoOs Maias by Eça de QueirósMemórias póstumas de Brás Cubas by Machado de AssisThe Book of Disquiet by Fernando PessoaDom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
Best Literature in Portuguese
472 books — 490 voters