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100 Novels That Shaped Our World

In 2019 a BBC-assembled expert panel of six leading British writers, curators and critics compiled a list of 100 English language titles that have shaped their world. The categories were: Identity. Love, Sex & Romance. Adventure. Life, Death & Other Worlds. Politics, Power & Protest. Class & Society. Coming of Age. Family & Friendship. Conflict & Crime. Rule Breakers.
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
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Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
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Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
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The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
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White Teeth
White Teeth
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
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Forever
Forever
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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Riders (Jilly Cooper)
Riders (Jilly Cooper)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
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The Far Pavillions (M M Kaye)
The Far Pavillions (M M Kaye)
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The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak)
The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak)
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The Passion
The Passion
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The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
21
City of Bohane (Kevin Barry)
City of Bohane (Kevin Barry)
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Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle
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For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
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Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
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Mr. Standfast (John Buchan)
Mr. Standfast (John Buchan)
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
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The Jack Aubrey Novels
The Jack Aubrey Novels
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The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
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A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
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Astonishing the Gods (Ben Okri)
Astonishing the Gods (Ben Okri)
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Dune
Dune
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
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Chronicles of Narnia (C S Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia (C S Lewis)
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Discworld Series
Discworld Series
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The Earthsea Trilogy
The Earthsea Trilogy
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Sandman (Gaiman)
Sandman (Gaiman)
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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