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A Book From Each of Shortlist's 50 Greatest Authors

These are Shortlist's list of top 50 best authors of all time, I put the most famous (mostly) from each one.
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Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
Chuck Palahniuk
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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VALIS
VALIS
10
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
J.G. Ballard
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
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The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks
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Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
Irvine Welsh
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
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The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe
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Jail Bird (Kurt Vonnegut)
Jail Bird
Kurt Vonnegut
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
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Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
Roald Dahl
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl
Allen Ginsberg
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Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
William S. Burroughs
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
Stephen King
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
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Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
Douglas Coupland
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Martin Amis: Yellow Dog
Martin Amis: Yellow Dog
34
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John Le Carré
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Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
Ian Fleming
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Factotum
Factotum
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
Graham Greene
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LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
James Ellroy
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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