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

Part TWO (Part ONE also online at "https://www.listchallenges.com/our-readable-century-a-compendium-of-memorable" 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'. I recommend checking out the website as most participants give reasons for their choices.
Give yourself an extra point if you have read all of the 'Berlin Noir' trilogy (March Violets, German Requiem & The Pale Criminal) or Snopes (The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion).
This is a much richer version of the list presented on thegreatestbooks.org. In this part, fiction is in Slots 1-95 & non-fiction in Slots 96-120.
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100 Love Sonnets (Pablo Neruda)
100 Love Sonnets
Pablo Neruda
2
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Mordecai Richler
3
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
4
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Ron Hansen
5
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
6
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
William March
7
The Barbarous Coast (Ross MacDonald)
The Barbarous Coast
Ross MacDonald
8
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
9
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
10
Brighton Rock (Greene)
Brighton Rock
Greene
11
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
12
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
13
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
14
The Chill
The Chill
15
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
16
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas (Dylan Thomas)
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
17
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories
18
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
Anthony Powell
19
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
Eudora Welty
20
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
21
Early Autumn
Early Autumn
22
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
23
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
Graham Greene
24
Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Enemies: A Love Story
Isaac Bashevis Singer
25
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler
26
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman
George MacDonald Fraser
27
The Free Frenchman (Piers Paul Read)
The Free Frenchman
Piers Paul Read
28
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Fowles
29
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Edward Gorey)
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Edward Gorey
30
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
31
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
32
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford
33
Gospel (Wilton Barnhardt)
Gospel
Wilton Barnhardt
34
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
Evelyn Waugh
35
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
36
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
37
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
38
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Italo Calvino
39
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
Marcel Proust
40
Jeeves & Wooster (Any Title) (P.G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves & Wooster (Any Title)
P.G. Wodehouse
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