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300 Literary Works, 300 Authors - Page 6

Here are 300 "literary" works of fiction, poetry, and theater that I recommend by 300 different authors. I don't really like the word "literary," because it doesn't mean much, but I use it here just to make a distinction between these works and the genre fiction I put in an earlier list.
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Small World (David Lodge)
Small World
201
David Lodge
World's End (T.C. Boyle)
World's End
202
T.C. Boyle
Jim the Boy (Tony Earley)
Jim the Boy
203
Tony Earley
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
204
Jeanette Winterson
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens (Wallace Stevens)
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
205
Wallace Stevens
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
206
Robert Cormier
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
207
Ann Pratchett
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men
208
Ernest Gaines
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
209
Jules Verne
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath
210
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
211
Robertson Davies
The Fermata (Nicholson Baker)
The Fermata
212
Nicholson Baker
Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
Them
213
Joyce Carol Oates
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
214
Philip Roth
Vineland (Thomas Pynchon)
Vineland
215
Thomas Pynchon
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
216
Kinglsey Amis
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
217
Walker Percy
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
218
Cormac McCarthy
Like You'd Understand, Anyway (Jim Shepard)
Like You'd Understand, Anyway
219
Jim Shepard
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
220
Jay McInerney
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
221
William Kennedy
Going After Cacciato (Tim O'Brien)
Going After Cacciato
222
Tim O'Brien
Tara Road (Maeve Binchy)
Tara Road
223
Maeve Binchy
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
224
Erich Maria Remarque
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
225
Mary Renault
Daisy Miller (Henry James)
Daisy Miller
226
Henry James
The Giant's House (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Giant's House
227
Elizabeth McCracken
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
228
Ford Madox Ford
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
229
Daniel Defoe
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, by Tom Robbins
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, by Tom Robbins
230
Four Quartets (T.S. Eliot)
Four Quartets
231
T.S. Eliot
Barabbas (Pär Lagerkvist)
Barabbas
232
Pär Lagerkvist
The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen (Wilfred Owen)
The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen
233
Wilfred Owen
Mao II (Don Delillo)
Mao II
234
Don Delillo
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
235
Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
236
Franz Kafka
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
237
Jack Kerouac
The Pesthouse
The Pesthouse
238
Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats (W.B. Yeats)
Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
239
W.B. Yeats
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint (Brady Udall)
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
240
Brady Udall
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