With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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People of the Book
A gripping and moving novel about war, art, love, and survival, and a meticulously researched work. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Prime Minister’s Literary Award and was the winner of the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year 2008.
