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Greatest Books Top 500 - September 2019 Update - Page 12

"The Greatest Books" as at 1st September 2019. For some books I have included recommended translations from my challenge "The 100 Best Novels in Translation".
To be frank, my main purpose for compiling this list was to create a checklist for myself, but you should still enjoy this updated challenge.
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The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
441
Joseph Conrad
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
442
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
443
Jane Austen
Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
Watchmen
444
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
445
Iris Murdoch
History (Elsa Morante)
History
446
Elsa Morante
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
447
John Fowles
The Lusiads (Luïs Vaz De Camoes)
The Lusiads
448
Luïs Vaz De Camoes
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
449
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
450
Theodore Dreiser
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
451
Kurt Vonnegut
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
452
Markus Zusak
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française
453
Irène Némirovsky
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
454
Barbara Pym
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
455
Aravind Adiga
William Shakespeare Sonnets (William Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare Sonnets
456
William Shakespeare
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
457
Kate Chopin
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
458
Machado De Assis
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (James Hogg)
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
459
James Hogg
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
460
Hanif Kureishi
Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
461
Junichiro Tanizaki
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
462
Ali Smith
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
463
Philip Roth
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
464
George Eliot
The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope)
The Way We Live Now
465
Anthony Trollope
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
466
Yukio Mishima
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
467
Don Delillo
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
468
David Guterson
Le Morte D'Arthur (Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
469
Thomas Malory
Carry On, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)
Carry On, Jeeves
470
P. G. Wodehouse
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
471
John Fowles
The Alexandria Quartet (Alexandria Quartet #1-4) (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet (Alexandria Quartet #1-4)
472
Lawrence Durrell
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
473
Rohinton Mistry
I'm Not Stiller (Max Frisch)
I'm Not Stiller
474
Max Frisch
The Razor's Edge (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
475
W. Somerset Maugham
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
476
Marguerite Duras
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
477
William Styron
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
478
Evelyn Waugh
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
479
Norman Mailer
The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
The Riddle of the Sands
480
Erskine Childers
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