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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
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Tlooth (Harry Mathews)
Tlooth (Harry Mathews)
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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)
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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
The Sheltering Sky
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
The Naked and the Dead
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
Waiting for the Barbarians
105
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
106
Mulligan Stew (Gilbert Sorrentino)
Mulligan Stew (Gilbert Sorrentino)
107
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel
108
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
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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