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14 Best Existentialism Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Existentialism books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best existentialism books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    The Stranger

    The Stranger

    Albert Camus

  2. 2
    The Trial

    The Trial

    Franz Kafka

  3. 3
    Either/Or

    Either/Or

    A Fragment of Life

    Søren Kierkegaard

  4. 4
    Being and Nothingness

    Being and Nothingness

    Jean-Paul Sartre

  5. 5
    Nausea

    Nausea

    Jean-Paul Sartre

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    Man's Search for Meaning

    Man's Search for Meaning

    Viktor E. Frankl

  7. 7
    Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    Ralph Ellison

  8. 8
    Notes from Underground

    Notes from Underground

    Fyodor Dostoevsky

  9. 9
    The Myth of Sisyphus
  10. 10
    Thus Spoke Zarathustra

    Thus Spoke Zarathustra

    Friedrich Nietzsche

  11. 11
    The Ethics of Ambiguity

    The Ethics of Ambiguity

    Simone de Beauvoir

  12. 12
    Existentialism
  13. 13
    Being and Time

    Being and Time

    Martin Heidegger

FAQ

  • How was this Existentialism books list created?

    We searched for 'best Existentialism books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Existentialism books are in this list?

    There are 14 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Existentialism books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Existentialism books on the internet.

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