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100 Essential Penguin Classics

Penguin Classics released a list on their blog of the 100 books they consider to be some of the most important in their collection. However, it appears only 97 books are posted (with the Joy Luck Club being posted twice). Enjoy!
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
1
John Steinbeck
America Is in the Heart (Carlos Bulosan)
America Is in the Heart
2
Carlos Bulosan
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
3
Emily Bronte
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
Little Women
4
Louisa May Alcott,
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
5
Jean Toomer
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
6
Devil on the Cross (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Devil on the Cross
7
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Amiable With Big Teeth (Claude McKay)
Amiable With Big Teeth
8
Claude McKay
Dark Tales (Shirley Jackson)
Dark Tales
9
Shirley Jackson
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
10
Amy Tan
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
11
Angela Carter
The Tale of the Heike (Anonymous)
The Tale of the Heike
12
Anonymous
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
The River Between
13
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
14
Victor Hugo
Something to Remember Me By:Three Tales (Saul Bellow)
Something to Remember Me By:Three Tales
15
Saul Bellow
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
16
Frederick Douglass
On Being Different (Merle Miller)
On Being Different
17
Merle Miller
My Inventions and Other Writings (Nicola Tesla)
My Inventions and Other Writings
18
Nicola Tesla
The Beautiful and Damned (Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
19
Fitzgerald
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
20
Mark Twain
Revolutionary Suicide (Huey P. Newton)
Revolutionary Suicide
21
Huey P. Newton
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
22
Jane Austen
Candide (Voltaire, Trans. Theo Cuffe)
Candide
23
Voltaire, Trans. Theo Cuffe
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
24
D.H. Lawrence
The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard
25
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
26
Jack Kerouac
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
27
Franz Kafka
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
28
Sei Shonagon
Under the Sea-Wind (Rachel Carson)
Under the Sea-Wind
29
Rachel Carson
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
30
Leslie Marmon Silko
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
31
Shirley Jackson
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
32
Homer
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
33
Thomas Pynchon
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
34
Dante Alighieri
Twelve Angry Men (Reginald Rose)
Twelve Angry Men
35
Reginald Rose
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
36
Charlotte Bronte
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
37
Leo Tolstoy
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
Kokoro
38
Natsume Soseki
Therese Raquin (Emile Zola)
Therese Raquin
39
Emile Zola
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
40
Graham Greene
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