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AB Bookman's List of the 100 Best Novels in English After 1923 - Page 2

An interesting blend of frequently seen and rarely seen works, most of American origin. Be aware there are a couple of politically incorrect titles, one of which, "Ten Little Niggers", is usually known these days as "And Then There Were None".
"AB Bookman's Weekly" was a weekly trade publication begun in 1948 as a spin off from "Publishers Weekly". It ceased publication at the end of 1999.
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I, the Jury (Mickey Spillane)
I, the Jury
41
Mickey Spillane
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
42
Ralph Ellison
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D. H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
43
D. H. Lawrence
Lanark (Alasdair Gray)
Lanark
44
Alasdair Gray
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
45
Hubert Selby Jr
The Last Puritan (George Santayana)
The Last Puritan
46
George Santayana
Laughing Boy by Oliver Lafarge
Laughing Boy by Oliver Lafarge
47
Laughter in Hell (Jim Tully)
Laughter in Hell
48
Jim Tully
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
49
Vladimir Nabokov
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
50
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
51
Thomas Wolfe
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
52
William Golding
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
53
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lucky Jim (Jim Dixon)
Lucky Jim
54
Jim Dixon
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
55
Dashiell Hammett
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
56
Nelson Algren
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkey Wrench Gang
57
Edward Abbey
Mr. Weston's Good Wine (T. F. Powys)
Mr. Weston's Good Wine
58
T. F. Powys
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
59
William S. Burroughs
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
60
Richard Wright
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
61
Djuna Barnes
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
62
Jack Kerouac
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
63
T.H. White
Once in the Saddle and Paso Por Aqui (Eugene Manlove Rhodes)
Once in the Saddle and Paso Por Aqui
64
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
65
Ken Kesey
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
66
Eudora Welty
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
67
C.S. Lewis
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
68
Grace Metalious
Pinktoes (Chester Himes)
Pinktoes
69
Chester Himes
Porgy (Du Bose Heyward)
Porgy
70
Du Bose Heyward
Portrait of Jennie (Robert Nathan)
Portrait of Jennie
71
Robert Nathan
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
72
James M. Cain
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
73
Muriel Spark
The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
74
Somerset Maugham
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
75
Daphne Du Maurier
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
76
Russell Hoban
Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin
Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin
77
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
78
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
79
Jack Schaefer
The Sheltering Sky (Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
80
Bowles
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