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Counterpunch 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 - Page 2

These are the favourite novels since 1900 of Counterpunch editors Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn. The source list was published in 2014 and has been used by the greatestbooks.org for its master list.
The beginning of the list has many of the usual suspects, but there is a great deal of variety in the remaining works.
BTW, Item 45 does not appear in the original list, so the total items is only 99. But who said editors should be able to count to 100.
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Light Years (James Salter)
Light Years
41
James Salter
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
42
Leslie Marmon Silko
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
43
Elizabeth Bowen
The Monkeywrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkeywrench Gang
44
Edward Abbey
The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
The Slaves of Solitude
45
Patrick Hamilton
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
46
Ursula K Le Guin
Novel on Yellow Paper
Novel on Yellow Paper
47
A Feast of Snakes
A Feast of Snakes
48
Vida (Marge Piercy)
Vida
49
Marge Piercy
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
50
Philip K. Dick
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
51
William S. Burroughs
A Place of Greater Safety (Hilary Mantel)
A Place of Greater Safety
52
Hilary Mantel
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
53
Patrick White
Dog Soldiers (Robert Stone)
Dog Soldiers
54
Robert Stone
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
55
Barbara Kingsolver
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
56
Kurt Vonnegut
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion
57
Ken Kesey
The Mask of Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
The Mask of Dimitrios
58
Eric Ambler
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
59
Edward P. Jones
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body
60
Jeanette Winterson
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
61
J. M. Coetzee
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
62
Henry Roth
July's People (Nadine Gordimer)
July's People
63
Nadine Gordimer
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
64
Raymond Chandler
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
65
Iris Murdoch
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
66
Gore Vidal
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
67
Jim Thompson
An American Dream (Norman Mailer)
An American Dream
68
Norman Mailer
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
69
Chester Himes
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
70
Donna Tartt
Flaubert's Parrot (Julian Barnes)
Flaubert's Parrot
71
Julian Barnes
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
72
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
73
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
74
Jesmyn Ward
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
75
Don Delillo
The Radiant Way (Margaret Drabble)
The Radiant Way
76
Margaret Drabble
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
77
Pat Barker
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
78
Neal Stephenson
Ray (Barry Hannah)
Ray
79
Barry Hannah
Tripmaster Monkey (Maxine Hong Kingston)
Tripmaster Monkey
80
Maxine Hong Kingston
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