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The World's Best Books - Page 49

This challenge is made up of a few of the more popular western canon 'best' lists , plus many 'best in translation' and 'best of X country/region' lists, for a more representative 'World's Best' challenge.
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1921
La-Bas (The Damned/Down There) (Joris-Karl Huysmans)
La-Bas (The Damned/Down There)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
1922
The Labyrinth of Solitude (Octavio Paz)
The Labyrinth of Solitude
Octavio Paz
1923
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
Jorge Luis Borges
1924
Ladivine (Marie Ndiaye)
Ladivine
Marie Ndiaye
1925
The Lady and the Unicorn (Tracy Chevalier)
The Lady and the Unicorn
Tracy Chevalier
1926
Lady Anna (Anthony Trollope)
Lady Anna
Anthony Trollope
1927
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
1928
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D. H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
D. H. Lawrence
1929
Lady Number Thirteen (Jose Carlos Somoza)
Lady Number Thirteen
Jose Carlos Somoza
1930
Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
1931
A Lake Beyond the Wind (Yahya Yakhlif)
A Lake Beyond the Wind
Yahya Yakhlif
1932
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days
Garrison Keillor
1933
The Lambs of London (Peter Ackroyd)
The Lambs of London
Peter Ackroyd
1934
Lanark (Alasdair Gray)
Lanark
Alasdair Gray
1935
Land (Park Kyong-Ni)
Land
Park Kyong-Ni
1936
The Land of Five Towers (Ahmad Fuadi)
The Land of Five Towers
Ahmad Fuadi
1937
The Land of Green Plums (Herta Müller)
The Land of Green Plums
Herta Müller
1938
Land of Love and Drowning (Tiphanie Yanique)
Land of Love and Drowning
Tiphanie Yanique
1939
A Land Without Jasmine (Wajdi Al-Ahdal)
A Land Without Jasmine
Wajdi Al-Ahdal
1940
The Language of Baklava (Diana Abu-Jaber)
The Language of Baklava
Diana Abu-Jaber
1941
A Laodicean (Thomas Hardy)
A Laodicean
Thomas Hardy
1942
Lark Rise to Candleford (Flora Thompson)
Lark Rise to Candleford
Flora Thompson
1943
Larva: A Midsummer Night's Babel (Julian Rios)
Larva: A Midsummer Night's Babel
Julian Rios
1944
L'assomoir (The Drinking Den/The Dram Shop/Drunkard) (Emile Zola)
L'assomoir (The Drinking Den/The Dram Shop/Drunkard)
Emile Zola
1945
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
C.S. Lewis
1946
The Last Brother (Nathacha Appanah)
The Last Brother
Nathacha Appanah
1947
The Last Chronicle of Barset (Anthony Trollope)
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Anthony Trollope
1948
The Last Day of a Condemned Man (Victor Hugo)
The Last Day of a Condemned Man
Victor Hugo
1949
The Last Days of Mankind (Karl Kraus)
The Last Days of Mankind
Karl Kraus
1950
The Last Empress (Anchee Min)
The Last Empress
Anchee Min
1951
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
Mary Stewart
1952
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby, Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Hubert Selby, Jr.
1953
The Last Illusion (Porochista Khakpour)
The Last Illusion
Porochista Khakpour
1954
The Last King of Scotland (Giles Foden)
The Last King of Scotland
Giles Foden
1955
The Last Lover (Can Xue)
The Last Lover
Can Xue
1956
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
1957
The Last of Mr. Norris (Christopher Isherwood)
The Last of Mr. Norris
Christopher Isherwood
1958
Last Quarter of the Moon (Chi Zijian)
Last Quarter of the Moon
Chi Zijian
1959
Last Seen Wearing (Colin Dexter)
Last Seen Wearing
Colin Dexter
1960
The Last September (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Last September
Elizabeth Bowen
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