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Modern Library: 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950

The authors have chosen the 200 books since 1950 that they consider to be the best. It includes some familiar names and some surprises. Witty and controversial, their aim is to encourage reading.
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A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
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Nothing (Henry Green)
Nothing (Henry Green)
3
Power Without Glory (Frank Hardy)
Power Without Glory (Frank Hardy)
4
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
5
December Bride (Sam Hanna Bell)
December Bride (Sam Hanna Bell)
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My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
7
The West Pier (Patrick Hamilton)
The West Pier (Patrick Hamilton)
8
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
9
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
10
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
11
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
12
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
13
The Natural
The Natural
14
The Financial Expert (R.K. Narayan)
The Financial Expert (R.K. Narayan)
15
Wise Blood
Wise Blood
16
East of Eden
East of Eden
17
Men at Arms (Evelyn Waugh)
Men at Arms (Evelyn Waugh)
18
Officers and Gentlemen (Evelyn Waugh)
Officers and Gentlemen (Evelyn Waugh)
19
Unconditional Surrender (Evelyn Waugh)
Unconditional Surrender (Evelyn Waugh)
20
Private Life of an Indian Prince (Mulk Raj Anand)
Private Life of an Indian Prince (Mulk Raj Anand)
21
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
22
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March
23
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
24
The Go-Between
The Go-Between
25
The Echoing Grove
The Echoing Grove
26
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
27
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
28
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
29
The Tortoise and the Hare (Elizabeth Jenkins)
The Tortoise and the Hare (Elizabeth Jenkins)
30
The Flint Anchor (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
The Flint Anchor (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
31
Molloy
Molloy
32
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
33
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
34
The Recognitions
The Recognitions
35
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
36
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
37
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
38
Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)
Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)
39
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
40
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
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