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20 authors in the ranking·48 rated books·13 books set here

Irish authors in the reader ranking include Sally Rooney, Claire Keegan and James Joyce. Among the books set in Ireland are Keegan’s “Small Things Like These”, which takes place in the town of New Ross in 1985, and Rooney’s “Intermezzo”, set in Dublin and rural Ireland. Joyce’s “Ulysses”, published in Paris in 1922, follows three Dubliners through a single day, 16 June 1904.

The most-read authors and their best books

The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Wilde8.2IntermezzoSally Rooney7.9DraculaBram Stoker7.8AirmanEoin Colfer7.9The LikenessTana French7.9The Enchantress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelMichael Scott8.0

Authors 20

  1. Oscar Wilde6 ranked booksThe Importance of Being Earnest8.2
  2. Sally Rooney3 ranked booksIntermezzo7.9
  3. Bram Stoker1 ranked bookDracula7.8
  4. Eoin Colfer6 ranked booksAirman7.9
  5. Tana French5 ranked booksThe Likeness7.9
  6. Michael Scott6 ranked booksThe Enchantress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel8.0
  7. James Joyce3 ranked booksDubliners7.8
  8. John Boyne1 ranked bookThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas7.7
  9. Emma Donoghue2 ranked booksRoom7.9
  10. Sheridan Le Fanu1 ranked bookCarmilla7.6
  11. Claire Keegan1 ranked bookSmall Things Like These8.1
  12. Ryan Cahill5 ranked booksOf War and Ruin8.3
  13. Jonathan Swift1 ranked bookGulliver's Travels7.2
  14. Frank McCourt1 ranked bookAngela's Ashes7.9
  15. Joseph Murphy1 ranked bookThe Power of Your Subconscious Mind7.8
  16. Aisling Rawle1 ranked bookThe Compound7.2
  17. Darren Shan1 ranked bookVampire Mountain7.9
  18. Chloe Walsh1 ranked bookReleasing 108.2
  19. George Bernard Shaw1 ranked bookPygmalion7.6
  20. Andrea Mara1 ranked bookNo One Saw a Thing7.7
Ranking of this country’s authors

The story is set here 13

Books whose story is set in this country, according to Wikidata and our own additions.

FosterClaire Keegan8.4Small Things Like TheseClaire Keegan8.1AirmanEoin Colfer7.9IntermezzoSally Rooney7.9
  1. The LikenessTana French7.9
  2. Angela's AshesFrank McCourt7.9
  3. The Bone ClocksDavid Mitchell7.9
  4. DublinersJames Joyce7.8
  5. UlyssesJames Joyce7.8
  6. Faithful PlaceTana French7.8
  7. Normal PeopleSally Rooney7.4
  8. In the WoodsTana French7.4
  9. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJames Joyce7.3

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An author's country is their citizenship in Wikidata or, where none is recorded, the country they were born in; a story's setting comes from Wikidata too. Obvious errors and gaps are corrected by hand. Authors are ordered by the number of reader ratings. Country shapes: Natural Earth.