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Anthony Burgess' 99 Novels

In 1984, Anthony Burgess (the author of A Clockwork Orange among other things) picked what he thought were the best 99 novels writte in English from 1939, when Orwell's "1984" was published, and 1983. He chose some you might expect, plus a few surprises. The 100th slot is for the reader to fill - possibly, said Burgess, with one of his own. I've included novel series by their first volume. Here they are.
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Party Going
Party Going
2
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley
3
Finnegans
Finnegans
4
At-Swim-Two-Birds
At-Swim-Two-Birds
5
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
Graham Greene
6
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
7
Strangers and Brothers (C. P. Snow)
Strangers and Brothers
C. P. Snow
8
The Aerodrome
The Aerodrome
9
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
10
The Razor's Edge by Sommerset Maugham
The Razor's Edge by Sommerset Maugham
11
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
12
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
Mervyn Peake
13
Saul Bellow: The Victim
Saul Bellow: The Victim
14
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
Malcolm Lowry
15
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene
16
Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
Ape and Essence
Aldous Huxley
17
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer
18
No Highway (Nevil Shute)
No Highway
Nevil Shute
19
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day
20
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
21
The Body (William Sansom)
The Body
William Sansom
22
Scenes Fromprovincial Life (William Cooper)
Scenes Fromprovincial Life
William Cooper
23
The Disenchanted (Budd Schulberg)
The Disenchanted
Budd Schulberg
24
A Question of Upbringing
A Question of Upbringing
25
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
26
The Dark Lantern (Henry Williamson)
The Dark Lantern
Henry Williamson
27
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
28
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
29
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
30
The Groves of Academe (Mary McCarthy)
The Groves of Academe
Mary McCarthy
31
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
Flannery O'Connor
32
Men at Arms
Men at Arms
33
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler
34
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
Kingsley Amis
35
Room at the Top
Room at the Top
36
Justine (Lawrence Durrell)
Justine
Lawrence Durrell
37
City of Spades (Colin Macinnes)
City of Spades
Colin Macinnes
38
The Assistant
The Assistant
39
The Bell
The Bell
40
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
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