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Robert McCrum's 100 Best Novels Written in English - Page 3

100 novels selected by Robert McCrum of theguardian.com and published on August 17 2015
Robert McCrum is an associate editor of the Observer. He was born and educated in Cambridge. For nearly 20 years he was editor-in-chief of the publishers Faber & Faber. He is the co-author of The Story of English (1986), and has written six novels. He was the literary editor of the Observer from 1996 to 2008, and has been a regular contributor to the Guardian since 1990
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The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing
82
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
83
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood
84
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
85
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
86
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
Philip Roth
87
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Elizabeth Taylor
88
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
John Updike
89
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
90
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul
91
Midnight'S Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight'S Children
Salman Rushdie
92
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
93
Money: A Suicide Note (Martin Amis)
Money: A Suicide Note
Martin Amis
94
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
Kazuo Ishiguro
95
The Beginning of Spring (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Beginning of Spring
Penelope Fitzgerald
96
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
Anne Tyler
97
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
Amongst Women
John McGahern
98
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
Don Delillo
99
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
J. M. Coetzee
100
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
Peter Carey
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