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The Guardian - 100 Best Novels - Page 3

After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list:
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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
A Single Man
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 (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont - Elizabeth Taylor
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
Money: A Suicide Note
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
Breathing Lessons
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
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True History of the Ned Kelly Gang
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