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100 Essential Penguin Classics

Penguin Classics released a list on their blog of the 100 books they consider to be some of the most important in their collection. However, it appears only 97 books are posted (with the Joy Luck Club being posted twice). Enjoy!
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
2
America Is in the Heart (Carlos Bulosan)
America Is in the Heart (Carlos Bulosan)
3
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
4
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
5
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane (Jean Toomer)
6
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
7
Devil on the Cross (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Devil on the Cross (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
8
Amiable With Big Teeth (Claude McKay)
Amiable With Big Teeth (Claude McKay)
9
Dark Tales (Shirley Jackson)
Dark Tales (Shirley Jackson)
10
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
11
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
12
The Tale of the Heike (Anonymous)
The Tale of the Heike (Anonymous)
13
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
14
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
15
Something to Remember Me By:Three Tales (Saul Bellow)
Something to Remember Me By:Three Tales (Saul Bellow)
16
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
17
On Being Different (Merle Miller)
On Being Different (Merle Miller)
18
My Inventions and Other Writings (Nicola Tesla)
My Inventions and Other Writings (Nicola Tesla)
19
The Beautiful and Damned (Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned (Fitzgerald)
20
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
21
Revolutionary Suicide (Huey P. Newton)
Revolutionary Suicide (Huey P. Newton)
22
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
23
Candide (Voltaire, Trans. Theo Cuffe)
Candide (Voltaire, Trans. Theo Cuffe)
24
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
25
The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard
26
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
27
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (1915)
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (1915)
28
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
29
Under the Sea-Wind (Rachel Carson)
Under the Sea-Wind (Rachel Carson)
30
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
31
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
32
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey (Homer)
33
Gravity's Rainbow
Gravity's Rainbow
34
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
35
Twelve Angry Men (Reginald Rose)
Twelve Angry Men (Reginald Rose)
36
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
37
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Leo Tolstoy)
38
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
39
Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
40
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
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