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100 Short Good Books

Mostly novels (a few essays and memoir type things), under 260 pages but a lot of them considerably shorter.
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Reunion (Fred Uhlman)
Reunion
Fred Uhlman
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A Month in the Country (J.L. Carr)
A Month in the Country
J.L. Carr
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The Lady and the Little Fox Fur (Violette Leduc)
The Lady and the Little Fox Fur
Violette Leduc
4
The Ice Palace (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Ice Palace
Tarjei Vesaas
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Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
Francoise Sagan
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The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
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They Came Like Swallows (William Maxwell)
They Came Like Swallows
William Maxwell
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Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata
9
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners
Sam Selvon
10
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
Jacqueline Woodson
11
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan
12
Some Prefer Nettles (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
13
The Mussel Feast (Birgit Vanderbeke)
The Mussel Feast
Birgit Vanderbeke
14
Space Invaders (Nona Fernández)
Space Invaders
Nona Fernández
15
The Yellow Rain (Julio Llamazares)
The Yellow Rain
Julio Llamazares
16
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald
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Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
18
The Twilight Years (Sawako Ariyoshi)
The Twilight Years
Sawako Ariyoshi
19
In Praise of Shadows (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
In Praise of Shadows
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
20
The Military Orchid (Jocelyn Brooke)
The Military Orchid
Jocelyn Brooke
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Moon Tiger
Moon Tiger
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To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
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Nowhere Slow: Eleven Years in Micronesia (Jonathan Gourlay)
Nowhere Slow: Eleven Years in Micronesia
Jonathan Gourlay
24
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
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Hotel Du Lac
Hotel Du Lac
26
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
Rebecca West
27
One Fine Day (Mollie Panter-Downes)
One Fine Day
Mollie Panter-Downes
28
A Wreath of Roses (Elizabeth Taylor)
A Wreath of Roses
Elizabeth Taylor
29
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
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Invitation to the Waltz (Rosamond Lehmann)
Invitation to the Waltz
Rosamond Lehmann
31
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
Richard Hughes
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Mozart's Journey to Prague (Eduard Mörike)
Mozart's Journey to Prague
Eduard Mörike
33
The Blank Wall (Elisabeth Sanxay Holding)
The Blank Wall
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
34
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino
35
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
36
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
37
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
Doris Lessing
38
The Comfort of Strangers (Ian McEwan)
The Comfort of Strangers
Ian McEwan
39
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
40
The Periodic Table - Primo Levi (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table - Primo Levi
Primo Levi
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