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Part ONE: Our Readable Century - A Compendium of Memorable Books - Page 2

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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New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001 (Czesław Miłosz)
New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001 (Czesław Miłosz)
42
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
43
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
44
Peanuts Treasury (Charles M. Schulz)
Peanuts Treasury (Charles M. Schulz)
45
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
46
Poems of Paul Celan
Poems of Paul Celan
47
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
48
The Rebellion of Yale Marrat (Robert H. Rimmer)
The Rebellion of Yale Marrat (Robert H. Rimmer)
49
The Roaring Girl (Greg Hollinghead)
The Roaring Girl (Greg Hollinghead)
50
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
51
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
52
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
53
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
54
The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
55
The Sunday of Life (Raymond Queneau)
The Sunday of Life (Raymond Queneau)
56
The Tin Drum (Gunter Grass)
The Tin Drum (Gunter Grass)
57
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
58
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
59
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
60
U.S.A.: 1919 (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A.: 1919 (John Dos Passos)
61
U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel (John Dos Passos)
62
U.S.A.: The Big Money (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A.: The Big Money (John Dos Passos)
63
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld (Don Delillo)
64
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
65
The Warrior Who Carried Life (Geoff Ryman)
The Warrior Who Carried Life (Geoff Ryman)
66
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories (Raymond Carver)
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories (Raymond Carver)
67
The Years (Virginia Woolf)
The Years (Virginia Woolf)
68
The Age of Jackson (Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.)
The Age of Jackson (Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.)
69
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
70
The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination (Daniel Boorstin)
The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination (Daniel Boorstin)
71
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
72
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
73
Jungle Peace (William Beebe)
Jungle Peace (William Beebe)
74
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage (Allan M. Siegal, William G. Connolly)
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage (Allan M. Siegal, William G. Connolly)
75
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
76
On the Track of Unknown Animals (Bernard Heuvelmans)
On the Track of Unknown Animals (Bernard Heuvelmans)
77
Rationale of the Dirty Joke: Analysis of Sexual Humor (G. Legman)
Rationale of the Dirty Joke: Analysis of Sexual Humor (G. Legman)
78
The White Nile (Alan Moorehead)
The White Nile (Alan Moorehead)
79
A World Lit Only by Fire
A World Lit Only by Fire
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