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100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century

A list from New York journalist Tom Moran, who discusses, at some length, his reasons for being dissatisfied with similar lists (click on the link). Many of the usual suspects but some daring choices as well. The list is arranged alphabetically by author.
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
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A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
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The Rector of Justin (Louis Auchincloss)
The Rector of Justin (Louis Auchincloss)
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Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
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Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
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Murphy (Samuel Beckett)
Murphy (Samuel Beckett)
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Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
9
Humboldt's Gift
Humboldt's Gift
10
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
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The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
12
Lucinda Brayford (Martin Boyd)
Lucinda Brayford (Martin Boyd)
13
Through the Wheat (Thomas Boyd)
Through the Wheat (Thomas Boyd)
14
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers
15
The Gallery (John Horne Burns)
The Gallery (John Horne Burns)
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The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
17
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
18
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
19
Elders and Betters (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Elders and Betters (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
20
The Public Burning (Robert Coover)
The Public Burning (Robert Coover)
21
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
22
Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
23
South Wind (Norman Douglas)
South Wind (Norman Douglas)
24
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
25
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
27
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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The Flower Beneath the Foot (Ronald Firbank)
The Flower Beneath the Foot (Ronald Firbank)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
33
Howard's End (E.M. Forster)
Howard's End (E.M. Forster)
34
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
35
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus (John Fowles)
36
Daniel Martin (Fowles)
Daniel Martin (Fowles)
37
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (George Gissing)
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (George Gissing)
38
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving (Henry Green)
39
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
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I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
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