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Modern Classics (From 1950 Onwards)

Some modern classics I loved or still plan to read. Though with the newer ones of course only time will tell if the will be considered classics in the future…
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
1
Patricia Highsmith
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
2
C.S. Lewis
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
3
Isaac Asimov
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
4
J.D. Salinger
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
5
Ernest Hemingway
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
6
John Steinbeck
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
7
E.B. White
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
8
Ray Bradbury
The Go Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go Between
9
L.P. Hartley
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
10
William Golding
Bonjour Tristesse by Francois Sagan
Bonjour Tristesse by Francois Sagan
11
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
12
J. R. R. Tolkien
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
13
Vladimir Nabokov
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
14
Günter Grass
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
15
Daniel Keyes
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
16
Harper Lee
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
17
Joseph Heller
A Clockwork Oragne
A Clockwork Oragne
18
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
19
Shirley Jackson
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
20
Frank Herbert
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
21
Mikhail Bulgakov
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
22
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
23
Ursula K. Le Guin
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
24
Kurt Vonnegut
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
25
Maya Angelou
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
26
Roald Dahl
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
27
Richard Adams
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
28
E.M. Forster
Krabat (Otfried Preußler)
Krabat
29
Otfried Preußler
El Honor Perdido De Katharina Blum - Heinrich Böll
El Honor Perdido De Katharina Blum - Heinrich Böll
30
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
31
John Irving
Christiane F.
Christiane F.
32
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
33
Michael Ende
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection
34
Douglas Adams
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
35
Octavia Butler
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
36
Umberto Eco
The Wave (Todd Strasser)
The Wave
37
Todd Strasser
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
38
Thomas Harris
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
39
Isabel Allende
The Discovery of Slowness (Sten Nadolny)
The Discovery of Slowness
40
Sten Nadolny
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