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Alternative "Classics" : Books That Aren't on Most Lists of Classics, but Should Be

The title says it all: 100 books that are classics of their kind, but are seldom listed as such here. Our compiler arbitrarily set the list at 100 to keep it manageable, and limited himself to only 1 book per author.
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Dario Fo)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Dario Fo
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Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
Allen Drury
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
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Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Alfred Döblin, Trans. Michael Hoffman
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The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
Kenneth Fearing
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The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
9
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Heinrich Böll)
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
Heinrich Böll
10
Bratsk Station (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
Bratsk Station
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
11
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
12
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
13
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
Ambler
14
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
Stella Gibbons
15
The Comedians (Graham Greene)
The Comedians
Graham Greene
16
Company (Samuel Beckett)
Company
Samuel Beckett
17
Cosmicomics (Italo Calvino)
Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino
18
The Country Wife (William Wycherley)
The Country Wife
William Wycherley
19
Dangling Man (Saul Bellow)
Dangling Man
Saul Bellow
20
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth
21
Death of an Expert Witness (P.D. James)
Death of an Expert Witness
P.D. James
22
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
23
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
Willis
24
The Duchess of Malfi (John Webster)
The Duchess of Malfi
John Webster
25
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
Robert Silverberg
26
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
Mika Waltari
27
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe
28
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Philip K. Dick
29
From Russia With Love (Fleming)
From Russia With Love
Fleming
30
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement
31
Georg Büchner (Norton Critical Editions)
Georg Büchner
Norton Critical Editions
32
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
33
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
Dashiell Hammett
34
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
L.P. Hartley
35
The Greek Passion (Kazantzakis)
The Greek Passion
Kazantzakis
36
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
Richard Marheson
37
House of Cards (Michael Dobbs)
House of Cards
Michael Dobbs
38
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Charles Yu
39
I Married a Dead Man
I Married a Dead Man
40
In the First Circle (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
In the First Circle
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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