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Beautifully Written Books to Get Lost In

Sometimes we forget how important good writing can be to the art of story telling. Here are 100 modern , post-modern, and contemporary works which contain beautiful prose styles that inform, enhance, and elevate the reading experience. I have limited the list to works written in English; translation can only approximate the prose styles of writers in other languages. Much as I love "The Name of the Rose", for example, I do not read Italian, so I don't know how much of what I read is actually Umberto Eco and how much is the translator William Weaver.
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
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Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
2
Michael Chabon
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
3
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
4
Ian McEwan
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
5
Toni Morrison
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
6
Tom Wolfe
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
7
Markus Zusak
The Bostonians (Henry James)
The Bostonians
8
Henry James
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
9
André Aciman
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
10
Miller
A Certain Slant of Light (Laura Whitcombe)
A Certain Slant of Light
11
Laura Whitcombe
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
12
David Mitchell
Collected Ghost Stories (M.R James)
Collected Ghost Stories
13
M.R James
The Comedians (Greene)
The Comedians
14
Greene
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
15
Lani Taylor
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
16
Catherynne M. Valente
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
17
Indra Das
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
18
Ursula K. Le Guin
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
19
Willis
Dubliners (Joyce)
Dubliners
20
Joyce
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
21
Nicola Yoon
Far From the Madding Crowd (Hardy, Thomas)
Far From the Madding Crowd
22
Hardy, Thomas
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
23
Chandler
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars (Kai Cheng Thom)
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
24
Kai Cheng Thom
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
25
Katherine Mansfield
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
26
Peter Straub
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
27
James Baldwin
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
28
Arundhati Roy
The Gods of Tango (Carolina De Robertis)
The Gods of Tango
29
Carolina De Robertis
The Green Man (Kingsley Amis)
The Green Man
30
Kingsley Amis
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
31
Shirley Jackson
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
32
Terese Marie Mailhot
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
33
Joseph Conrad
The Heart of the Matter (Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
34
Greene
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
35
Edith Wharton
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
36
Isabel Allende
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
37
Anna Kavan
In Sunlight and in Shadow (Mark Helprin)
In Sunlight and in Shadow
38
Mark Helprin
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
39
Ralph Ellison
Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
Jellicoe Road
40
Melina Marchetta
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