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122 Great Works of Fiction by 122 Great Authors

According to me, at any rate. I've a half century, plus or minus a few decades, left of reading in me, so it'll be interesting to see how this evolves over time.
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Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
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A.S. Byatt
The Instructions (Adam Levin)
The Instructions
2
Adam Levin
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
3
Alan Moore
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
4
Aldous Huxley
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
5
Ali Smith
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
6
Alice Walker
Sea of Poppies (Amitav Ghosh)
Sea of Poppies
7
Amitav Ghosh
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
8
Angela Carter
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
9
Ann Petry
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
10
Arundhati Roy
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
11
Barbara Kingsolver
Maru (Bessie Head)
Maru
12
Bessie Head
The Lake of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman)
The Lake of Dead Languages
13
Carol Goodman
Defiance (Carole Maso)
Defiance
14
Carole Maso
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
15
Carson McCullers
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
16
Charlotte Brontë
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Achibie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
17
Chimamanda Ngozi Achibie
The Quest for Christa T. (Christa Wolf)
The Quest for Christa T.
18
Christa Wolf
The Passion According to G.H. (Clarice Lispector)
The Passion According to G.H.
19
Clarice Lispector
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
20
Colum McCann
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
21
Cormac McCarthy
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
22
David Foster Wallace
M. Butterfly (David Henry Hwang)
M. Butterfly
23
David Henry Hwang
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
24
David Mitchell
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
25
Donna Tartt
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
26
Doris Lessing
Novel Without a Name (Duong Thu Huong)
Novel Without a Name
27
Duong Thu Huong
Howards End (E. M. Forster)
Howards End
28
E. M. Forster
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
29
Elena Ferrante
Sleepless Nights (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Sleepless Nights
30
Elizabeth Hardwick
Doctor Zay (Elizabeth Stuart Phelps)
Doctor Zay
31
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
32
Emily Bronte
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
33
Fernando Pessoa
The Complete Stories (Flanner O'Connor)
The Complete Stories
34
Flanner O'Connor
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
35
Frank Herbert
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
36
Franz Kafka
Strange Pilgrims (Gabriel Garciá Márquez)
Strange Pilgrims
37
Gabriel Garciá Márquez
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
38
George Eliot
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
39
George R.R. Martin
The Art of Joy (Goliarda Sapienza)
The Art of Joy
40
Goliarda Sapienza
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