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Larry McCaffery's 20th Century's Greatest Literary Hits

The following list was inspired by the list of the "100 Greatest English Language Novels" that was compiled and released in 1998 by the editors of the Modern Library. I say "inspired," although I deplored the specific contents of the Modern Library list, which struck me as being way, way out of touch with the nature and significance of 20th century fiction. Just to cite the most obvious way to determine just how far apart my own evaluations are from those of the Modern Library editors, I'll note here that my own list includes five "Top 10" works that were not included in the Modern Library list at all–i.e., GRAVITY'S RAINBOW, THE PUBLIC BURNING, Beckett's TRILOGY, Stein's THE MAKING OF AMERICANS, and Burrough's NOVA TRILOGY. But let's dispense with any further remarks about the ludicrousness of the Modern Library List, or self-congratulatory remarks my own list is, and cut to the chase:
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Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
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The Public Burning
The Public Burning
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
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Malloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable: A Trilogy- Samuel Beckett
Malloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable: A Trilogy- Samuel Beckett
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The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
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The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
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The Ticket That Exploded (William S. Burroughs)
The Ticket That Exploded (William S. Burroughs)
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NOVA EXPRESS William S. Burroughs
NOVA EXPRESS William S. Burroughs
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Lolita
Lolita
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Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
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Take It or Leave It (Raymond Federman)
Take It or Leave It (Raymond Federman)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Going Native
Going Native
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Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano
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To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
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In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
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JR
JR
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld (Don Delillo)
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
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Women in Love
Women in Love
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60 Stories (Donald Barthelme)
60 Stories (Donald Barthelme)
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The Rifles (William T. Vollmann)
The Rifles (William T. Vollmann)
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The Recognitions
The Recognitions
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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
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Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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The Stain (Rikki Durcornet)
The Stain (Rikki Durcornet)
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Entering Fire (Rikki Durcornet)
Entering Fire (Rikki Durcornet)
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The Fountains of Neptune (Rikki Durcornet)
The Fountains of Neptune (Rikki Durcornet)
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The Jade Cabinet (Rikki Ducornet)
The Jade Cabinet (Rikki Ducornet)
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