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50 Novels Before 50

Fifty classic and contemporary books I want to read before I turn 50 (which is still a few years away so it should be totally feasible).
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
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A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)
A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
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Old Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
Old Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
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The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea (John Banville)
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
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Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
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The Sorrow of Belgium (Hugo Claus)
The Sorrow of Belgium (Hugo Claus)
10
Segu (Maryse Condé)
Segu (Maryse Condé)
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The Enchanted (Rene Denfeld)
The Enchanted (Rene Denfeld)
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
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Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
14
Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists
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My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Life Before Us (Romain Gary)
The Life Before Us (Romain Gary)
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In Our Mad and Furious City (Guy Gunaratne)
In Our Mad and Furious City (Guy Gunaratne)
19
The Eight Life (Nino Haratischwili)
The Eight Life (Nino Haratischwili)
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The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts (Han Kang)
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After Midnight
After Midnight
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Euphoria (Lily King)
Euphoria (Lily King)
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How We Disappeared (Jing-Jing Lee)
How We Disappeared (Jing-Jing Lee)
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The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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Reservoir 13 (Jon McGregor)
Reservoir 13 (Jon McGregor)
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The Cost of Sugar (Cynthia McLeod)
The Cost of Sugar (Cynthia McLeod)
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
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The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch)
The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch)
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Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirovsky)
Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirovsky)
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
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The Laws (Connie Palmen)
The Laws (Connie Palmen)
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My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
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The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street (Ann Petry)
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The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
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The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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A Grain of Wheat (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
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