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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: 1900s (List 5)

From Wikipedia: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a literary reference book compiled by over one hundred literary critics worldwide and edited by Peter Boxall, Professor of English at Sussex University. The list contains is made up of novels, short stories, and short story collections and has been revised numerous times to include contemporary fiction. The last update was in 2018.
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Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
1
Evelyn Waugh
Bosnian Chronicle (Ivo Andrić)
Bosnian Chronicle
2
Ivo Andrić
The Tin Flute (Gabrielle Roy)
The Tin Flute
3
Gabrielle Roy
Nada (Carmen Laforet)
Nada
4
Carmen Laforet
The Death of Virgil (Hermann Broch)
The Death of Virgil
5
Hermann Broch
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
6
Mervyn Peake
Zorba the Greek (Nikos Kazantzaki)
Zorba the Greek
7
Nikos Kazantzaki
Back (Henry Green)
Back
8
Henry Green
A House in the Uplands (Erskine Caldwell)
A House in the Uplands
9
Erskine Caldwell
The Path to the Nest of Spiders (Italo Calvino)
The Path to the Nest of Spiders
10
Italo Calvino
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
11
Malcolm Lowry
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
12
Primo Levi
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style
13
Raymond Queneau
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
14
Albert Camus
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
15
Thomas Mann
Midaq Alley (Naguib Mahfouz)
Midaq Alley
16
Naguib Mahfouz
Froth on the Daydream (Boris Vian)
Froth on the Daydream
17
Boris Vian
Journey to the Alcarria (Camilo José Cela)
Journey to the Alcarria
18
Camilo José Cela
Ashes and Diamonds (Jerzy Andrzeyewski)
Ashes and Diamonds
19
Jerzy Andrzeyewski
Disobedience (Alberto Moravia)
Disobedience
20
Alberto Moravia
All About H. Hatterr (G.V. Desani)
All About H. Hatterr
21
G.V. Desani
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
22
Alan Paton
In the Heart of the Seas (Shmuel Yosef Agnon)
In the Heart of the Seas
23
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen (Tadeusz Borowski)
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
24
Tadeusz Borowski
Death Sentence (Maurice Blanchot)
Death Sentence
25
Maurice Blanchot
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
26
George Orwell
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
27
Nelson Algren
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
The Kingdom of This World
28
Alejo Carpentier
The Heat of the Day (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Heat of the Day
29
Elizabeth Bowen
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
30
Nancy Mitford
The Case of Comrade Tulayev (Victor Serge)
The Case of Comrade Tulayev
31
Victor Serge
The Garden Where the Brass Band Played (Simon Vestdijk)
The Garden Where the Brass Band Played
32
Simon Vestdijk
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
33
Isaac Asimov
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
34
Doris Lessing
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
35
Nevil Shute
The Moon and the Bonfires (Cesare Pavese, Trans. R.W. Flint)
The Moon and the Bonfires
36
Cesare Pavese, Trans. R.W. Flint
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
37
Mervyn Peake
The 13 Clocks (James Thurber)
The 13 Clocks
38
James Thurber
The Labyrinth of Solitude (Octavio Paz)
The Labyrinth of Solitude
39
Octavio Paz
The Abbot C (Georges Bataille)
The Abbot C
40
Georges Bataille
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