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1900-2021, 5 Novels Per Decade - Page 2

A List of 5 books from every decade since 1900. (With one for luck from the 2020s). Either they are novels I know and love or ones I want to read which are pretty universally acclaimed.
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Life and Fate (Vassily Grossman)
Life and Fate
41
Vassily Grossman
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
42
Cormac McCarthy
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
43
Bret Easton Ellis
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
44
Gabriel García Márquez
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
45
Margaret Atwood
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
46
Irvine Welsh
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
47
Roddy Doyle
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
48
Philip Pullman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
49
Bret Easton Ellis
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
50
Pat Barker
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
51
Cormac McCarthy
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
52
Zadie Smith
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
53
Ian McEwan
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
54
Yann Martel
The Nightwatch (Terry Pratchett)
The Nightwatch
55
Terry Pratchett
Skagboys (Irvine Welsh)
Skagboys
56
Irvine Welsh
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
57
Elena Ferrante
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
58
Marlon James
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
59
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
60
Donna Tartt
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
61
Douglas Stuart
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