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BBC List of 100 Most Inspiring Novels - Page 3

On 5 November 2019, the BBC published a list of novels selected by a panel of six writers and critics, who had been asked to choose 100 English language novels "that have had an impact on their lives". The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", called the "100 'most inspiring' novels" by BBC News, was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature.
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American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
81
James Ellroy
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
82
Omar El Akkad
Ice Candy Man (Bapsi Sidhwa)
Ice Candy Man
83
Bapsi Sidhwa
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
84
Daphne Du Maurier
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
85
Pat Barker
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
86
P.D. James
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
87
Doyle
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
88
Mohsin Hamid
The Talented Mr
The Talented Mr
89
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
90
Graham Greene
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
91
John Kennedy Toole
Bartleby, the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby, the Scrivener
92
Herman Melville
Habibi (Craig Thompson)
Habibi
93
Craig Thompson
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
94
Ali Smith
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
95
Virginia Woolf
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
96
Angela Carter
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
97
George Orwell
Psmith, Journalist (P. G. Wodehouse)
Psmith, Journalist
98
P. G. Wodehouse
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
99
Salman Rushdie
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
100
Audre Lorde
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