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1000 Novels Everyone Must Read

Selected in 2009, by the Guardian's Review team and a panel of expert judges, this list includes only novels – no memoirs, no short stories, no long poems – from any decade and in any language.
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avg. score: 81 of 1000 (8%)
required scores: 1, 19, 56, 78, 124 

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The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
1
Kobo Abe
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah
2
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
3
Chinua Achebe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4
Douglas Adams
Silver Stallion
Silver Stallion
5
Le Grand Meaulnes (Alain-Fournier)
Le Grand Meaulnes
6
Alain-Fournier
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
7
Louisa May Alcott
Death of a Hero
Death of a Hero
8
Non-Stop
Non-Stop
9
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
10
Nelson Algren
Fantomas (Marcel Allain)
Fantomas
11
Marcel Allain
Epitaph for a Spy
Epitaph for a Spy
12
Journey Into Fear
Journey Into Fear
13
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
14
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
15
Kingsley Amis
The Information (Martin Amis)
The Information
16
Martin Amis
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
17
Martin Amis
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
18
Martin Amis
Untouchable (Mulk Raj Anand)
Untouchable
19
Mulk Raj Anand
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
20
Iaac Asimov
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
21
Machado De Assis
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas (Machado De Assis)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas
22
Machado De Assis
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
23
Kate Atkinson
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
24
Margaret Atwood
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
25
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
26
Margaret Atwood
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
27
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
28
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
29
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
30
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
31
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
32
Jane Austen
In the Country of Last Things
In the Country of Last Things
33
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
34
Paul Auster
Epileptic
Epileptic
35
Beryl Bainbridge: According to Queeney
Beryl Bainbridge: According to Queeney
36
Beryl Bainbridge: The Bottle Factory Outing
Beryl Bainbridge: The Bottle Factory Outing
37
Beryl Bainbridge: Master Georgie
Beryl Bainbridge: Master Georgie
38
Room Temperature
Room Temperature
39
Darkness Falls From the Air
Darkness Falls From the Air
40
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