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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.
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
41
Joseph Heller
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
42
Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway - 1929)
A Farewell to Arms
43
Ernest Hemingway - 1929
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
44
Christopher Isherwood
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
45
Henry James
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
46
Henry James
The Golden Bowl (Henry James)
The Golden Bowl
47
Henry James
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
48
James Joyce
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
49
James Joyce
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
50
D. H. Lawrence
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
51
Malcolm Lowry
The Late George Apley (John P. Marquand)
The Late George Apley
52
John P. Marquand
Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
53
W Somerset Maugham
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
54
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
55
Henry Miller
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
56
Nancy Mitford
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
57
Iris Murdoch
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
58
Vladimir Nabokov
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
59
Vladimir Nabokov
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
60
V.S. Naipaul
The English Teacher (R.K. Narayan)
The English Teacher
61
R.K. Narayan
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
62
Flann O'Brien
The Third Policeman (Flann O'Brien)
The Third Policeman
63
Flann O'Brien
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
64
Flannery O'Connor
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
65
George Orwell
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
66
George Orwell
The Golden Spur (Dawn Powell)
The Golden Spur
67
Dawn Powell
A Glastonbury Romance
A Glastonbury Romance
68
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
69
Barbara Pym
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
70
Mary Renault
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
71
Jean Rhys
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
72
Henry Roth
The Ghost Writer (Philip Roth)
The Ghost Writer
73
Philip Roth
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
74
Salman Rushdie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
75
Muriel Spark
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
76
Christina Stead
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
77
John Steinbeck
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
78
William Styron
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
79
John Kennedy Toole
The Bridge in the Jungle (B. Traven)
The Bridge in the Jungle
80
B. Traven
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