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Erica Jong's Response to the Modern Library List

Jong's impression of the Modern Library list, to quote "surely I was not alone in noticing that only nine books written by women were among the designees. The list created controversy–as lists are meant to do."
Please read the source article on Jong's web site for an in-depth discussion of her rationale for her own list.
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The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
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Marge Piercy
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
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Her First American (Lore Segal)
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Memento Mori (Muriel Spark)
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A Book of Common Prayer (Joan Didion)
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