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Europe

Spain

4 authors in the ranking·5 rated books·7 books set here

BestAuthors4Set here7

Spanish authors in the reader ranking include Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Irene Vallejo and Miguel de Cervantes. Among the books set in Spain are Zafón’s “The Shadow of the Wind” (2001), which opens in 1940s Barcelona, and George Orwell’s “Homage to Catalonia” (1938), his account of fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Cervantes published “Don Quixote” in two parts, in 1605 and 1615.

The most-read authors and their best books

The Spanish Love DeceptionElena Armas7.3MarinaCarlos Ruiz Zafón8.1Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes7.8Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient WorldIrene Vallejo8.1

Authors 4

1. Elena Armas1 ranked bookThe Spanish Love Deception7.3
2. Carlos Ruiz Zafón2 ranked booksMarina8.1
3. Miguel de Cervantes1 ranked bookDon Quixote7.8
4. Irene Vallejo1 ranked bookPapyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World8.1

The story is set here 7

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

Homage to CataloniaGeorge Orwell8.2MarinaCarlos Ruiz Zafón8.1The Angel's GameCarlos Ruiz Zafón7.9The Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz Zafón7.9

1. For Whom the Bell TollsErnest Hemingway7.7
2. The Sun Also RisesErnest Hemingway7.3
3. OriginDan Brown7.3

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.