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Classics, Perhaps? - 2021 Update - Page 8

A year or so ago, I made up a list of all the works on my TBR that could potentially qualify as classics (aka, they were works I had not read that were at least 50 years old). Here's an update on the current situation, minus the ones I've gotten through (to greater or lesser success), plus the ones I've taken an interest in since then. Which ones will prove to be vital to humanity, and which ones could afford to die a quiet death? We'll just have to see.
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The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
281
Evelyn Waugh
Memoirs of Sada Abe (Sada Abe)
Memoirs of Sada Abe
282
Sada Abe
The Bitterweed Path (Thomas Hal Phillips)
The Bitterweed Path
283
Thomas Hal Phillips
The Cannibal (John Hawkes)
The Cannibal
284
John Hawkes
The Skin (Curzio Malaparte)
The Skin
285
Curzio Malaparte
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
286
Nelson Algren
Men of Maize (Miguel Ángel Asturias)
Men of Maize
287
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Cindie (Jean Devanny)
Cindie
288
Jean Devanny
The Holiday (Stevie Smith)
The Holiday
289
Stevie Smith
The Human Use of Human Beings (Norbert Wiener)
The Human Use of Human Beings
290
Norbert Wiener
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings (Octavio Paz)
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
291
Octavio Paz
Portrait of a Turkish Family (Irfan Orga)
Portrait of a Turkish Family
292
Irfan Orga
The Liberal Imagination (Lionel Trilling)
The Liberal Imagination
293
Lionel Trilling
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
294
Mervyn Peake
Waiting for God (Simone Weil)
Waiting for God
295
Simone Weil
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (C.S. Forester)
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
296
C.S. Forester
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
297
James Jones
The Goshawk (T H White)
The Goshawk
298
T H White
The Master of Go (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Master of Go
299
Yasunari Kawabata
Six Plays: Peer Gynt / a Doll's House / Ghosts / the Wild Duck / Hedda Gabler / the Master Builder (Henrik Ibsen)
Six Plays: Peer Gynt / a Doll's House / Ghosts / the Wild Duck / Hedda Gabler / the Master Builder
300
Henrik Ibsen
The Horseman on the Roof (Jean Giono)
The Horseman on the Roof
301
Jean Giono
Floating Clouds (Fumiko Hayashi)
Floating Clouds
302
Fumiko Hayashi
Fancies and Goodnights (John Collier)
Fancies and Goodnights
303
John Collier
Martha Quest (Doris Lessing)
Martha Quest
304
Doris Lessing
The Groves of Academe (Mary McCarthy)
The Groves of Academe
305
Mary McCarthy
The Island of the Second Sight (Albert Vigoleis Thelen)
The Island of the Second Sight
306
Albert Vigoleis Thelen
Conversations With Kafka (Gustav Janouch)
Conversations With Kafka
307
Gustav Janouch
The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky (Vaslav Nijinsky)
The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky
308
Vaslav Nijinsky
I'm Not Stiller (Max Frisch)
I'm Not Stiller
309
Max Frisch
The Broken Sword (Poul Anderson)
The Broken Sword
310
Poul Anderson
Messiah (Gore Vidal)
Messiah
311
Gore Vidal
The World of Odysseus (M.I. Finley)
The World of Odysseus
312
M.I. Finley
Death in Rome (Wolfgang Koeppen)
Death in Rome
313
Wolfgang Koeppen
I Am Legend and Other Stories (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend and Other Stories
314
Richard Matheson
The Royal Box (Frances Parkinson Keyes)
The Royal Box
315
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
316
Francoise Sagan
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
317
William Gaddis
A Dance to the Music of Time: Spring (Anthny Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: Spring
318
Anthny Powell
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
319
Brian Moore
Proud Beggars (Albert Cossery)
Proud Beggars
320
Albert Cossery
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