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Favorite Fiction Post-1945

In chronological order, my favorite fiction post-1945 (not including children, young adult, and romance novels, but including mystery novels).
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Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories (Hisaye Yamamotot)
Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories
1
Hisaye Yamamotot
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
2
Ann Petry
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
3
Tennessee Williams
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
4
Albert Camus
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
5
Shirley Jackson
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
6
Agatha Christie
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
7
Patricia Highsmith
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
Don't Look Now
8
Daphne Du Maurier
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
9
Barbara Pym
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying
10
Ira Levin
Angel (Elizabeth Taylor)
Angel
11
Elizabeth Taylor
Bunny Lake Is Missing (Evelyn Piper)
Bunny Lake Is Missing
12
Evelyn Piper
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
13
Shirley Jackson
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
14
Harper Lee
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
15
Edna O'Brien
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
16
Muriel Spark
The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)
The Girls of Slender Means
17
Muriel Spark
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
18
Ira Levin
The Joke (Milan Kundera)
The Joke
19
Milan Kundera
Shroud for a Nightingale
Shroud for a Nightingale
20
Jeeves and the Tie That Binds (P. G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves and the Tie That Binds
21
P. G. Wodehouse
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
22
John Le Carré
Lady Oracle (Margaret Atwood)
Lady Oracle
23
Margaret Atwood
Lust, Caution (Eileen Chang)
Lust, Caution
24
Eileen Chang
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
25
Angela Carter
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
26
Umberto Eco
The Fever Tree (Ruth Rendell)
The Fever Tree
27
Ruth Rendell
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
28
Alice Walker
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories (Roald Dahl)
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
29
Roald Dahl
Waterland (Graham Swift)
Waterland
30
Graham Swift
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
31
Susan Hill
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
32
Jeanette Winterson
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
33
Toni Morrison
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
34
Jeanette Winterson
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
35
Angela Carter
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
36
David Guterson
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
37
Margaret Atwood
Faithless (Joyce Carol Oates)
Faithless
38
Joyce Carol Oates
Arabella Strange (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell)
Arabella Strange (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell)
39
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
40
Diane Setterfield
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