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Part ONE: Our Readable Century - A Compendium of Memorable Books

Part ONE (Part TWO also online at https://www.listchallenges.com/our-readable-century-part2 OR checkout my published lists)
Literary publication January Magazine polled their favourite authors, editors & contributors for their favourite works of 20th century fiction & non-fiction. It was keen 'on taking the emotional pulse of our respondents, trying to determine which volumes had struck personal chords or somehow influenced the behaviour of these ardent readers'. Also check out the website: most participants give reasons for their choices.
This is a much richer version of the list presented on thegreatestbooks.org. In this part, fiction is in Slots 1-67 & non-fiction in Slots 68-79.
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1
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
2
The Alexandria Quartet
The Alexandria Quartet
3
All of Us: The Collected Poems (Raymond Carver)
All of Us: The Collected Poems (Raymond Carver)
4
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
5
American Appetites (Joyce Carol Oates)
American Appetites (Joyce Carol Oates)
6
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
7
Autobiographies by W. B. Yeats
Autobiographies by W. B. Yeats
8
The Bat-Poet (Randall Jarrell)
The Bat-Poet (Randall Jarrell)
9
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
10
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
11
Captains and the Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and the Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
12
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial (James A. Michener)
13
Charlotte's Web (E B White)
Charlotte's Web (E B White)
14
The Collected Plays of W. B. Yeats
The Collected Plays of W. B. Yeats
15
Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
16
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova (Anna Akhmatova)
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova (Anna Akhmatova)
17
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
18
A Dark-Adapted Eye
A Dark-Adapted Eye
19
Death in the Afternoon
Death in the Afternoon
20
Death in Silver (Kenneth Robeson)
Death in Silver (Kenneth Robeson)
21
Dinner Along the Amazon (Timothy Findley)
Dinner Along the Amazon (Timothy Findley)
22
The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
23
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
24
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
25
The German Lesson (Siegfried Lenz)
The German Lesson (Siegfried Lenz)
26
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
27
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
28
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
29
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon
30
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
31
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
32
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn
33
Lilith (J.R. Salamanca)
Lilith (J.R. Salamanca)
34
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
35
Lonely Crusade (Chester Himes)
Lonely Crusade (Chester Himes)
36
Macunaíma (Mário De Andrade)
Macunaíma (Mário De Andrade)
37
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
38
A Man in Full (Tom Wolfe)
A Man in Full (Tom Wolfe)
39
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
40
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
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