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Feminista's 100 Great 20th Century Novels by Female Authors

The following list of the 100 Great 20th Century Works of Fiction by Women was developed by Feminista! in response to Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century. FYI the list only had 96 books, so I added 4 books myself that fit the list criteria.
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
1
Isabel Allende
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
2
Dorothy Allison
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3
Maya Angelou
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
4
Margaret Atwood
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing
5
Beryl Bainbridge
Gorilla, My Love (Toni Cade Bambara)
Gorilla, My Love
6
Toni Cade Bambara
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
7
Djuna Barnes
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
8
Pat Barker
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
9
Anita Brookner
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
10
Rita Mae Brown
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
11
Pearl S. Buck
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
12
A.S. Byatt
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
13
Angela Carter
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
14
Ana Castillo
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
15
Willa Cather
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
16
Kate Chopin
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
17
Sandra Cisneros
Elders and Betters (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Elders and Betters
18
Ivy Compton-Burnett
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
19
Anita Desai
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen)
Out of Africa
20
Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen
Stones for Ibarra (Harriet Doerr)
Stones for Ibarra
21
Harriet Doerr
The Radiant Way (Margaret Drabble)
The Radiant Way
22
Margaret Drabble
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
23
Daphne Du Maurier
Second Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second Class Citizen
24
Buchi Emecheta
Tracks (Louise Erdrich)
Tracks
25
Louise Erdrich
At Freddie's (Penelope Fitzgerald)
At Freddie's
26
Penelope Fitzgerald
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
27
Fannie Flagg
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
Owls Do Cry
28
Janet Frame
The Women's Room (Marilyn French)
The Women's Room
29
Marilyn French
The Mind-Body Problem (Rebecca Goldstein)
The Mind-Body Problem
30
Rebecca Goldstein
July's People (Nadine Gordimer)
July's People
31
Nadine Gordimer
The Rest of Life (Mary Gordon)
The Rest of Life
32
Mary Gordon
The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
33
Radclyffe Hall
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
34
Bessie Head
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
35
Patricia Highsmith
The Furies (Janet Hobhouse)
The Furies
36
Janet Hobhouse
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
37
Keri Hulme
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
38
Zora Neale Hurston
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
39
Shirley Jackson
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
40
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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