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Feminista's 100 Great 20th Century Novels by Female Authors - Page 2

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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Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
41
Erica Jong
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
42
Jamaica Kincaid
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
43
Barbara Kingsolver
Tripmaster Monkey (Maxine Hong Kingston)
Tripmaster Monkey
44
Maxine Hong Kingston
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
45
Joy Kogawa
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
46
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Fire-Dwellers (Margaret Laurence)
The Fire-Dwellers
47
Margaret Laurence
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
48
Ursula K. Le Guin
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
49
Harper Lee
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
50
Doris Lessing
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
51
Penelope Lively
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
52
Anita Loos
The Balkan Trilogy (Olivia Manning)
The Balkan Trilogy
53
Olivia Manning
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
54
Mary McCarthy
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
55
Carson McCullers
Mama (Terry McMillan)
Mama
56
Terry McMillan
Patience and Sarah (Isabel Miller)
Patience and Sarah
57
Isabel Miller
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
58
Margaret Mitchell
Anagrams (Lorrie Moore)
Anagrams
59
Lorrie Moore
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
60
Toni Morrison
Wife (Bharati Mukherjee)
Wife
61
Bharati Mukherjee
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
62
Alice Munro
A Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
A Severed Head
63
Iris Murdoch
House of Splendid Isolation (Edna O'Brien)
House of Splendid Isolation
64
Edna O'Brien
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
65
Flannery O'Connor
Tell Me a Riddle (Tillie Olsen)
Tell Me a Riddle
66
Tillie Olsen
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (Grace Paley)
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
67
Grace Paley
The Collected Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker)
The Collected Dorothy Parker
68
Dorothy Parker
Black Tickets (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Black Tickets
69
Jayne Anne Phillips
Braided Lives (Marge Piercy)
Braided Lives
70
Marge Piercy
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
71
Sylvia Plath
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
72
Katherine Anne Porter
The Golden Spur (Dawn Powell)
The Golden Spur
73
Dawn Powell
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
74
Annie Proulx
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
75
Ayn Rand
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
76
Mary Renault
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
77
Jean Rhys
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
78
Marilynne Robinson
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
79
Arundhati Roy
Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing (May Sarton)
Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing
80
May Sarton
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