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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: 1900s (List 6)

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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Homo Faber (Max Frisch)
Homo Faber
1
Max Frisch
Blue of Noon (Georges Bataille)
Blue of Noon
2
Georges Bataille
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
3
John Wyndham
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
4
Patrick White
Jealousy (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
Jealousy
5
Alain Robbe-Grillet
The Birds (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Birds
6
Tarjei Vesaas
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
7
T.H. White
The Bell (Iris Murdoch)
The Bell
8
Iris Murdoch
Borstal Boy (Brendan Behan)
Borstal Boy
9
Brendan Behan
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
10
Jorge Amado
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
11
Alan Sillitoe
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
12
Chinua Achebe
The Bitter Glass (Eilís Dillon)
The Bitter Glass
13
Eilís Dillon
The Guide (R.K. Narayan)
The Guide
14
R.K. Narayan
The Leopard (Giuseppe Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
15
Giuseppe Di Lampedusa
Deep Rivers (José María Arguedas)
Deep Rivers
16
José María Arguedas
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
17
Truman Capote
Pluck the Bud and Destroy Offspring (Kenzaburo Oe)
Pluck the Bud and Destroy Offspring
18
Kenzaburo Oe
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Heinrich Böll)
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
19
Heinrich Böll
Down Second Avenue (Es'kia Mphahlele)
Down Second Avenue
20
Es'kia Mphahlele
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
21
Laurie Lee
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
22
Günter Grass
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
23
William S. Burroughs
Billy Liar (Keith Waterhouse)
Billy Liar
24
Keith Waterhouse
Absolute Beginners (Colin Macinnes)
Absolute Beginners
25
Colin Macinnes
Promise at Dawn (Romain Gary)
Promise at Dawn
26
Romain Gary
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
27
John Updike
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
28
Harper Lee
The Magician of Lublin (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Magician of Lublin
29
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Halftime (Martin Walser)
Halftime
30
Martin Walser
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
31
Edna O'Brien
Bebo's Girl (Carlo Cassola)
Bebo's Girl
32
Carlo Cassola
God's Bits of Wood (Ousmane Sembène)
God's Bits of Wood
33
Ousmane Sembène
The Shipyard (Juan Carlos Onetti)
The Shipyard
34
Juan Carlos Onetti
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
35
Joseph Heller
Solaris (Stanisław Lem)
Solaris
36
Stanisław Lem
Cat and Mouse (Günter Grass)
Cat and Mouse
37
Günter Grass
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
38
Muriel Spark
A Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
A Severed Head
39
Iris Murdoch
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
40
J.D. Salinger
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