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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
1
Chinua Achebe
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
2
James Agee
The Rector of Justin (Louis Auchincloss)
The Rector of Justin
3
Louis Auchincloss
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
4
Djuna Barnes
Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
5
Murphy (Samuel Beckett)
Murphy
6
Samuel Beckett
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson
7
Max Beerbohm
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
8
Saul Bellow
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift
9
Saul Bellow
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
10
Arnold Bennett
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
11
Elizabeth Bowen
Lucinda Brayford (Martin Boyd)
Lucinda Brayford
12
Martin Boyd
Through the Wheat (Thomas Boyd)
Through the Wheat
13
Thomas Boyd
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers
14
The Gallery (John Horne Burns)
The Gallery
15
John Horne Burns
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
16
Samuel Butler
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
17
Willa Cather
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
18
G.K. Chesterton
Elders and Betters (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Elders and Betters
19
Ivy Compton-Burnett
The Public Burning (Robert Coover)
The Public Burning
20
Robert Coover
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
Nostromo
21
Joseph Conrad
Manhattan Transfer (John Dos Passos)
Manhattan Transfer
22
John Dos Passos
South Wind (Norman Douglas)
South Wind
23
Norman Douglas
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
24
Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
25
Theodore Dreiser
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
26
Ralph Ellison
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
27
William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
28
William Faulkner
The Flower Beneath the Foot (Ronald Firbank)
The Flower Beneath the Foot
29
Ronald Firbank
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
30
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
31
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
32
Ford Madox Ford
Howard's End (E.M. Forster)
Howard's End
33
E.M. Forster
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
34
E.M. Forster
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
35
John Fowles
Daniel Martin (Fowles)
Daniel Martin
36
Fowles
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (George Gissing)
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
37
George Gissing
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving
38
Henry Green
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
39
Graham Greene
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
40
Robert Graves
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