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Top 10: Literary Number Games

Something different! Find out how popular or not authors are with writers.
First up is the "Top 10 Authors By Points Earned". The favourite 10 books of 125 writers were recorded. 10 points were awarded to the writer's top pick down to 1 point for their 10th choice. The points were tallied and presented here. Check the item if you have read ANY of that author's works.
Next is a list of "One Hit Wonders: 23 Works that Earned a Top Slot But No Other". Only one writer chose this book yet it was their first place choice.
This is followed by the individual Top 10 favourites of Alexander McCall-Smith and Michael Chabon. See the list structure below.
01-10: Top 10 Authors By Points Earned
11-33: One Hit Wonders
34-43: Alexander McCall-Smith's Top 10
44-53: Michael Chabon's Top 10
This list is derived from the book "The Top Ten: Writers Pick their Favorite Books" edited by J. Peder Zane.
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1
Leo Tolstoy (327 Points)
Leo Tolstoy (327 Points)
2
William Shakespeare (293 Points)
William Shakespeare (293 Points)
3
James Joyce (194 Points)
James Joyce (194 Points)
4
Vladimir Nabokov (190 Points)
Vladimir Nabokov (190 Points)
5
Fyodor Dostoevsky (177 Points)
Fyodor Dostoevsky (177 Points)
6
William Faulkner (173 Points)
William Faulkner (173 Points)
7
Charles Dickens (168 Points)
Charles Dickens (168 Points)
8
Anton Chekhov (165 Points)
Anton Chekhov (165 Points)
9
Gustave Flaubert (163 Points)
Gustave Flaubert (163 Points)
10
Jane Austen (161 Points)
Jane Austen (161 Points)
11
Answered Prayers (Truman Capote)
Answered Prayers (Truman Capote)
12
Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
13
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
14
The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita
15
The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter)
The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter)
16
The Book of Leviathan (Peter Blegvad)
The Book of Leviathan (Peter Blegvad)
17
Casa Guidi Windows (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Casa Guidi Windows (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
18
The Confidence Man (Herman Melville)
The Confidence Man (Herman Melville)
19
Embers (Sandor Marai)
Embers (Sandor Marai)
20
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
21
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
22
Ill Seen Ill Said (Samuel Beckett)
Ill Seen Ill Said (Samuel Beckett)
23
JR (William Gaddis)
JR (William Gaddis)
24
The Golden Argosy (Van H. Cartmell, Charles Grayson Eds)
The Golden Argosy (Van H. Cartmell, Charles Grayson Eds)
25
L'assommoir (Emile Zola)
L'assommoir (Emile Zola)
26
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
27
Nana (Emile Zola)
Nana (Emile Zola)
28
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
29
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence)
30
The Time of the Doves (Mercè Rodoreda)
The Time of the Doves (Mercè Rodoreda)
31
The Outward Room (Millen Brand)
The Outward Room (Millen Brand)
32
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
33
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
34
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
35
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
36
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
37
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
38
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
39
The Europeans (Henry James)
The Europeans (Henry James)
40
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
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