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Works From "1001 Books to Read Before You Die" That Have Survived 4 Rounds of Culling

These are 708 books that must be great because they have survived 4 rounds of mass extinction or mild culling by the editors of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die." In recognition of their resilience and staying power, the books have been dubbed the "Core List" in the source article, which has the title 'Differences Between the Original and Current "1,001" Lists.'
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These 708 books were included in the original (2006) edition of "1001 Books to Read Before You Die", and have survived the 1st 4 rounds of culling as follows:
2008: 282 books removed from 2006 edition (282 substitutes in exchange; similar balanced substitutions for following editions)
2010: 11 books removed from 2008 edition
2012: 12 books removed from 2010 edition
2014: 279 books removed from 2012 edition
. . .
2018: 10 books removed from 2014 edition (not accounted for)
One might suspect another large-scale extinction event will occur in the near future, in order to admit more trendy modern works.
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Looking for the Possible Dance (A.L. Kennedy)
Looking for the Possible Dance (A.L. Kennedy)
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The Virgin in the Garden (A.S. Byatt)
The Virgin in the Garden (A.S. Byatt)
3
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
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On Love (Alain De Botton)
On Love (Alain De Botton)
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Jealousy (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
Jealousy (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
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The Swimming Pool Library (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Swimming Pool Library (Alan Hollinghurst)
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Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
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Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
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Morvern Callar (Alan Warner)
Morvern Callar (Alan Warner)
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Lanark: A Life in 4 Books (Alasdair Gray)
Lanark: A Life in 4 Books (Alasdair Gray)
12
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
13
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague (Albert Camus)
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The Rebel (Albert Camus)
The Rebel (Albert Camus)
15
Her Lover (Belle Du Seigneur) (Albert Cohen)
Her Lover (Belle Du Seigneur) (Albert Cohen)
16
Contempt (Alberto Moravia)
Contempt (Alberto Moravia)
17
Disobedience (Alberto Moravia)
Disobedience (Alberto Moravia)
18
The Time of Indifference (Alberto Moravia)
The Time of Indifference (Alberto Moravia)
19
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
20
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
21
Eyeless in Gaza (Aldous Huxley)
Eyeless in Gaza (Aldous Huxley)
22
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
23
Nowhere Man (Aleksandar Hemon)
Nowhere Man (Aleksandar Hemon)
24
In the First Circle (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
In the First Circle (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
25
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
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Silk (Alessandro Baricco)
Silk (Alessandro Baricco)
28
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
29
Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerius (Alexander Pope)
Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerius (Alexander Pope)
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
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The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
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Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin)
33
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
34
Possessing the Secret of Joy (Alice Walker)
Possessing the Secret of Joy (Alice Walker)
35
Fear and Trembling (Amélie Nothomb)
Fear and Trembling (Amélie Nothomb)
36
Reasons to Live (Amy Hempel)
Reasons to Live (Amy Hempel)
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Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
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Arcanum 17 (André Breton)
Arcanum 17 (André Breton)
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Nadja (André Breton)
Nadja (André Breton)
40
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
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