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100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century - Page 3

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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Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
81
Gore Vidal
Lincoln (Gore Vidal)
Lincoln
82
Gore Vidal
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
83
Evelyn Waugh
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
84
Evelyn Waugh
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
85
Evelyn Waugh
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
86
Evelyn Waugh
The Pilgrim Hawk (Glenway Wescott)
The Pilgrim Hawk
87
Glenway Wescott
Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
Miss Lonelyhearts
88
Nathanael West
The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West
The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West
89
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
90
Edith Wharton
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
91
Edith Wharton
Forgetting Elena
Forgetting Elena
92
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
93
Patrick White
No Laughing Matter
No Laughing Matter
94
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
95
P.G. Wodehouse
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
96
Thomas Wolfe
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
97
Virginia Woolf
The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)
The Winds of War
98
Herman Wouk
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
99
Herman Wouk
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
100
Richard Wright
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