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Works From "1001 Books to Read Before You Die" That Have Survived 4 Rounds of Culling - Page 17

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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Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
641
Thomas Wolfe
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
642
Tim O'Brien
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (Tobias Smollett)
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
643
Tobias Smollett
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Tobias Smollett)
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
644
Tobias Smollett
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
645
Tom Wolfe
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
646
Tom Wolfe
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
647
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
648
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
649
Toni Morrison
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
650
Tove Jansson
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
651
Truman Capote
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
652
Truman Capote
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
653
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
654
Umberto Eco
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
655
Umberto Eco
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
656
Upton Sinclair
Anniversaries (Uwe Johnson, Tr. Damion Searls)
Anniversaries
657
Uwe Johnson, Tr. Damion Searls
The Invention of Curried Sausage (Uwe Timm)
The Invention of Curried Sausage
658
Uwe Timm
A Bend in the River (V. S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
659
V. S. Naipaul
In a Free State (V.S. Naipaul)
In a Free State
660
V.S. Naipaul
The Enigma of Arrival (V.S. Naipaul)
The Enigma of Arrival
661
V.S. Naipaul
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
662
Vera Brittain
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
663
Victor Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
664
Victor Hugo
The Clay Machine-Gun (Victor Pelevin)
The Clay Machine-Gun
665
Victor Pelevin
The Case of Comrade Tulayev (Victor Serge)
The Case of Comrade Tulayev
666
Victor Serge
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
667
Vikram Seth
The Life of Insects (Viktor Pelevin)
The Life of Insects
668
Viktor Pelevin
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
669
Virginia Woolf
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
670
Virginia Woolf
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
671
Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
672
Virginia Woolf
Ada, or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada, or Ardor
673
Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
674
Vladimir Nabokov
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
675
Vladimir Nabokov
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
676
Vladimir Nabokov
Candide (Voltaire, Trans. Theo Cuffe)
Candide
677
Voltaire, Trans. Theo Cuffe
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
678
W. Somerset Maugham
The Razor's Edge (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
679
W. Somerset Maugham
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
680
W.G. Sebald
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