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AB Bookman's List of the 100 Best Novels in English After 1923 - Page 3

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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Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
81
Katherine Anne Porter
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
82
Kurt Vonnegut
Sorrow in Sunlight Aka the Prancing Nigger (Ronald Firbank)
Sorrow in Sunlight Aka the Prancing Nigger
83
Ronald Firbank
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
84
William Faulkner
Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Strong Poison
85
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
86
Ernest Hemingway
Ten Little Niggers (Agatha Christie)
Ten Little Niggers
87
Agatha Christie
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
88
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
89
Zora Neale Hurston
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
90
Mervyn Peake
Topper (Thorne Smith)
Topper
91
Thorne Smith
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
92
Nevil Shute
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
93
Henry Miller
Ubik (Philip K. Dick)
Ubik
94
Philip K. Dick
Up the Down Staircase (Bel Kaufman)
Up the Down Staircase
95
Bel Kaufman
Watt (Samuel Beckett)
Watt
96
Samuel Beckett
Willard and His Bowling Trophies
Willard and His Bowling Trophies
97
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
98
John Irving
The Worm Ouroboros (E. R. Eddison)
The Worm Ouroboros
99
E. R. Eddison
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
100
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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