Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Markus (13 Lists)



Das erste Buch der Träume by Kerstin Gier
Best German Authors
608 books — 704 voters
Durchzug eines Regenbandes by Ulrich Zieger
The Shandian Spawn
169 books — 49 voters

Against the Day by Thomas PynchonGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonV. by Thomas PynchonBleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon
Ranking the works of Thomas Pynchon
10 books — 262 voters
Among the Bieresch by Klaus HofferHorcynus Orca by Stefano D'Arrigo
Books Which NR Ought to Read But Has Not Read YET
81 books — 43 voters

Die Wolfshaut by Hans LebertBei den Bieresch by Klaus HofferDie Schwerkraft der Verhältnisse (Collection S. Fischer ; Bd. 4) by Marianne FritzConcrete by Thomas BernhardDie Kinder der Toten by Elfriede Jelinek
Best Austrian Literature
136 books — 58 voters
Horcynus Orca by Stefano D'ArrigoButcher's Crossing by John Williams
Deutsche Neuerscheinungen 2015
206 books — 18 voters

La Storia by Elsa MoranteThe Wall by Marlen HaushoferStoner by John Williams
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
444 books — 122 voters
Terra Nostra by Carlos FuentesDer Schnee, das Feuer, die Schuld und der Tod by Gerhard Jäger
Metafiction
442 books — 578 voters

Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters
The Recognitions by William GaddisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyJ R by William Gaddis
Geniuses: Books by MacArthur Fellows
122 books — 40 voters

Terra Nostra by Carlos FuentesUlysses by James JoyceHorcynus Orca by Stefano D'ArrigoV. by Thomas PynchonYour Face Tomorrow by Javier Marías
Rabelais' Codpiece
135 books — 143 voters
Buddhas kleiner Finger by Victor PelevinCloud Atlas by David Mitchell2666 by Roberto BolañoThe Last Samurai by Helen DeWittEnglish Passengers by Matthew Kneale
Postmodern Genius
508 books — 584 voters

Die Wolfshaut by Hans LebertDie Nacht aus Blei by Hans Henny Jahnn
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
1,028 books — 955 voters