The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Trial by Franz KafkaSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
1,029 books — 952 voters
Puhdistus by Sofi Oksanenسینوهه by Mika WaltariThe Unknown Soldier by Väinö LinnaEnnen päivänlaskua ei voi by Johanna SinisaloThe Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
Finnish Fiction
388 books — 126 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Swedish authors
352 books — 117 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,209 books — 1,243 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert CamusOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Great Short Short Books
575 books — 498 voters