List Challenges
Travel Movies Books Food Other
Sign In
Trending
New
Popular
type to search
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century - Page 2

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.
You can also try a short companion challenge at "https://www.listchallenges.com/single-novels-and-multi-volume-novels-best-of".
2,063 users · 6,830 views
 
from tennisforum.com · made by Markd9528
avg. score: 12 of 100 (12%)
required scores: 1, 4, 7, 11, 18 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 2 of 3
41
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
42
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
43
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway - 1929)
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway - 1929)
44
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
45
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
46
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
47
The Golden Bowl (Henry James)
The Golden Bowl (Henry James)
48
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
49
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
50
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
51
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
52
The Late George Apley (John P. Marquand)
The Late George Apley (John P. Marquand)
53
Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
54
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
55
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
56
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
57
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
58
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
59
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
60
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
61
The English Teacher (R.K. Narayan)
The English Teacher (R.K. Narayan)
62
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
63
The Third Policeman (Flann O'Brien)
The Third Policeman (Flann O'Brien)
64
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
65
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
66
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
67
The Golden Spur (Dawn Powell)
The Golden Spur (Dawn Powell)
68
A Glastonbury Romance
A Glastonbury Romance
69
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
70
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
71
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
72
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
73
The Ghost Writer (Philip Roth)
The Ghost Writer (Philip Roth)
74
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
75
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
76
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
77
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
78
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
79
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
80
The Bridge in the Jungle (B. Traven)
The Bridge in the Jungle (B. Traven)
Page 2 of 3
Click books you've read
Trending Book Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2024 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN