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Some Great 20th Century Novels: A Personal Selection

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks at the century he was born in and lived in for the first 50 years of his life, and comes up with 100 novels that in some way illuminate the period. While some attempt at historical significance and verisimilitude has been made, this list is meant to be personal, and by no means should it be taken as exhaustive or authoritative. Many great books are not here, as our compiler limited himself to 100 novels, and allowed only 1 book per author.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
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After Many a Summer Dies the Swan (Aldous Huxley)
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan (Aldous Huxley)
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
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The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
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American Tabloid
American Tabloid
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
10
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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The Blackboard Jungle (Evan Hunter)
The Blackboard Jungle (Evan Hunter)
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Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
18
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
19
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
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The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
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Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
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The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
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Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
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Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
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The Erasers
The Erasers
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The First Circle
The First Circle
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Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement
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The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
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God's Little Acre (Erskine Caldwell)
God's Little Acre (Erskine Caldwell)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Group Portrait With Lady (Bõll)
Group Portrait With Lady (Bõll)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
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A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica
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The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
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