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Washington Post 100 Best Comic Novels - Page 2

According to Michael Dirda of the Washington Post: "...these are the books we actually like, that make us laugh out loud and lift our hearts. Some readers even call such titles comfort books, for they tend to be the ones we turn to when the world is too much with us or, as is more often the case, against us. The following 100 titles -- all published in English in the 20th century -- appear roughly as they suggested themselves to me, certainly not in order of merit or hilarity."
The list adopts a one author/one book rule. Dirda also appends a very brief description for each book.
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The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
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The Chronicles of Clovis
The Chronicles of Clovis
43
South Wind (Norman Douglas)
South Wind (Norman Douglas)
44
The Flower Beneath the Foot (Ronald Firbank)
The Flower Beneath the Foot (Ronald Firbank)
45
The Gate of Angels (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Gate of Angels (Penelope Fitzgerald)
46
You Know Me Al (Ring Lardner)
You Know Me Al (Ring Lardner)
47
Locusts Have No King (Dawn Powell)
Locusts Have No King (Dawn Powell)
48
A Fan's Notes (Frederick Exley)
A Fan's Notes (Frederick Exley)
49
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
50
Lady Into Fox (David Garnett)
Lady Into Fox (David Garnett)
51
Letter to Lord Byron (W.H. Auden)
Letter to Lord Byron (W.H. Auden)
52
Too Many Cooks (Rex Stout)
Too Many Cooks (Rex Stout)
53
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
54
The Thurber Carnival
The Thurber Carnival
55
Guys and Dolls by Damon Runyon
Guys and Dolls by Damon Runyon
56
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
57
Or All the Seas With Oysters (Avram Davidson)
Or All the Seas With Oysters (Avram Davidson)
58
Two Serious Ladies (Jane Bowles)
Two Serious Ladies (Jane Bowles)
59
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
60
Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes)
Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes)
61
The Road to Oxiana (Robert Byron)
The Road to Oxiana (Robert Byron)
62
On the Shoulders of Giants (Robert K. Merton)
On the Shoulders of Giants (Robert K. Merton)
63
A Cab at the Door (V. S. Pritchett)
A Cab at the Door (V. S. Pritchett)
64
Candy (Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg)
Candy (Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg)
65
Federigo or the Power of Love (Howard Nemerov)
Federigo or the Power of Love (Howard Nemerov)
66
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Sarah Caudwell)
Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Sarah Caudwell)
67
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
68
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
69
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
70
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
71
The Tin Men (Michael Frayn)
The Tin Men (Michael Frayn)
72
Christie Malry'S Own Double-Entry (B. S. Johnson)
Christie Malry'S Own Double-Entry (B. S. Johnson)
73
Up in the Old Hotel - Joseph Mitchell
Up in the Old Hotel - Joseph Mitchell
74
A Frolic of His Own (William Gaddis)
A Frolic of His Own (William Gaddis)
75
The Most of S.J. Perelman (S.J. Perelman)
The Most of S.J. Perelman (S.J. Perelman)
76
The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
The Moving Toyshop (Edmund Crispin)
77
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
78
Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
79
Sixty Stories (Donald Barthelme)
Sixty Stories (Donald Barthelme)
80
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
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