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35 Best Modern Classic Books (1900-1999)

"The twentieth century saw the publication of many of the greatest works of literature ever written.
All around the world, writers were inventing entire genres, pushing boundaries, blending fiction and philosophy, and so much more.
Many of the great novels that we call classic books today were written in the 20th century.
Here, you'll find the very finest of these novels. The best modern classic books of the 20th century."
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
2
Margaret Atwood
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
3
Osamu Dazai
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
4
Hans Fallada
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
5
Franz Kafka
Red Sorghum (Mo Yan)
Red Sorghum
6
Mo Yan
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
7
John Steinbeck
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
8
Octavia Butler
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
9
Junichiro Tanizaki
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
10
Toni Morrison
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
11
Daphne Du Maurier
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
12
J.R.R. Tolkien
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
13
Qiu Miaojin
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
14
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
15
Frank Herbert
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
16
Shirley Jackson
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
17
Kurt Vonnegut
Endless Blue Sky (Lee Hyoseok)
Endless Blue Sky
18
Lee Hyoseok
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
19
Harper Lee
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
20
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
21
Yasunari Kawabata
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
The Bell (Iris Murdoch)
The Bell
23
Iris Murdoch
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
24
Donna Tartt
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
25
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Yu Hua)
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
26
Yu Hua
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
27
Virginia Woolf
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
28
C.S. Lewis
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
29
Albert Camus
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
30
James Joyce
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
31
Daniel Keyes
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
32
Alice Walker
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
33
Sylvia Plath
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
34
Joseph Heller
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
35
John Kennedy Toole
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