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Larry McCaffery's 20th Century's Greatest Literary Hits - Page 3

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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The Age of Wire and String
The Age of Wire and String
82
Tlooth (Harry Mathews)
Tlooth
Harry Mathews
83
Pricksongs and Descants
Pricksongs and Descants
84
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
85
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
86
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Fowles
87
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 1: Shadow & Claw (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 1: Shadow & Claw
Gene Wolfe
88
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword & Citadel (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun, Vol 2: Sword & Citadel
Gene Wolfe
89
The Sword of the Lictor
The Sword of the Lictor
90
The Citadel of the Autarch
The Citadel of the Autarch
91
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
92
The Albany Cycle
The Albany Cycle
93
The Tunnel (William Gass)
The Tunnel
William Gass
94
Omensetter's Luck
Omensetter's Luck
95
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
Paul Bowles
96
Darcanonville'S Cat (Alexander Theroux)
Darcanonville'S Cat
Alexander Theroux
97
Up (Ronald Sukenick)
Up
Ronald Sukenick
98
Yellow Back Radio Broke Down (Ishmael Reed)
Yellow Back Radio Broke Down
Ishmael Reed
99
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
100
You Bright and Risen Angels
You Bright and Risen Angels
101
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer
102
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
103
Creamy and Delicious (Steve Katz)
Creamy and Delicious
Steve Katz
104
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
J.M. Coetzee
105
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
Theodore Sturgeon
106
Mulligan Stew (Gilbert Sorrentino)
Mulligan Stew
Gilbert Sorrentino
107
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
Thomas Wolfe
108
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser
109
Easy Travel to Other Planets (Ted Mooney)
Easy Travel to Other Planets
Ted Mooney
110
Tours of the Black Clock (Steve Erickson)
Tours of the Black Clock
Steve Erickson
111
In Memorium to Identity (Kathy Acker)
In Memorium to Identity (Kathy Acker)
112
Hogg (Samuel R. Delaney)
Hogg
Samuel R. Delaney
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