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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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Based on the true story of the life of bushranger Jimmy Governor, this 1972 Booker Prize–nominated novel was also made into a 1978 Australian film of the same name.