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200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature - Page 5

To celebrate their 200th anniversary, The Center for Fiction came up with a list of the 200 works of fiction that had the most impact on American readers, writers, and culture over these past two centuries.
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
161
Zadie Smith
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
162
Ian McEwan
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
163
Jonathan Franzen
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
164
Sarah Waters
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
165
Edward P. Jones
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
166
David Mitchell
The Master (Colm Tóibín)
The Master
167
Colm Tóibín
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
168
Philip Roth
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
169
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
170
Junot Díaz
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
171
Colum McCann
My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle
172
Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
173
Lydia Davis
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
174
Jennifer Egan
Event Factory (Renee Gladman)
Event Factory
175
Renee Gladman
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
176
Elena Ferrante
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
177
Jesmyn Ward
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
178
Julie Otsuka
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
179
Madeline Miller
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
180
Gillian Flynn
Outline Trilogy (Rachel Cusk)
Outline Trilogy
181
Rachel Cusk
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
182
Marlon James
The Emissary (Yoko Tawada)
The Emissary
183
Yoko Tawada
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
184
Paul Beatty
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
185
N. K. Jemisin
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
186
Colson Whitehead
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
187
Attica Locke
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
188
Mohsin Hamed
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
189
Carmen Maria Machado
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
190
Kamila Shamsie
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
191
George Saunders
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
192
Jesmyn Ward
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
193
Ottessa Moshfegh
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
194
Sally Rooney
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
195
Rebecca Makkai
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
196
Bernardine Evaristo
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
197
Ocean Vuong
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
198
Louise Erdrich
Telephone (Percival Everett)
Telephone
199
Percival Everett
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
200
James McBride
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