The Devil to Pay in the BacklandsClassic · Fiction, Classics, Brazil
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
1956 · 494 pages · Fiction
60
Classic
★ 4.62 on Goodreads · 7K ratings
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books) list. 4.62★ from 7K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Critics45 out of 100 · counts 35%+18
- Readers74 out of 100 · counts 50%+42
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #88 of the 296 classics we rank
- #249 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books)
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