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Noteworthy Literature by Different Authors From 1960 Until the Present

I have read these books and each is by a different author. I tried to include all of the best authors, but there are some less famous ones as well. See what you think.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
2
Joseph Heller
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
3
Robert A. Heinlein
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
4
John Fowles
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
5
Truman Capote
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
6
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
7
Richard Adams
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
8
E.L. Doctorow
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
9
Toni Morrison
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
10
John Irving
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
11
Iris Murdoch
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
12
William Styron
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
13
Umberto Eco
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
14
Salman Rushdie
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
15
Alice Walker
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
16
Angela Carter
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
17
Margaret Atwood
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
18
A.S. Byatt
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
19
Don Delillo
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
20
J.K. Rowling
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
21
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
22
Elie Wiesel
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
23
Jorge Luis Borges
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
24
Walker Percy
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
25
Madeleine L'engle
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
26
Mary McCarthy
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase
27
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
28
Thomas Pynchon
Christy (Catherine Marshall)
Christy
29
Catherine Marshall
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
30
Philip K. Dick
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
31
Ursula K. Le Guin
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
32
V.S. Naipaul
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
33
Maya Angelou
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
34
Wallace Stegner
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
35
Chaim Potok
Burr by Gore Vidal
Burr by Gore Vidal
36
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
37
Colleen McCullough
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
38
Douglas Adams
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
39
Italo Calvino
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
40
Peter Straub
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