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Greatest Books Top 500 - September 2019 Update - Page 9

"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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Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
321
James Joyce
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
322
A.S. Byatt
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
323
Martin Amis
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
324
Truman Capote
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
325
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
326
H.G. Wells
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
327
Charles Dickens
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
328
Donna Tartt
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
329
Thomas Keneally
Man's Fate (André Malraux)
Man's Fate
330
André Malraux
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
331
Jorge Luis Borges
Duino Elegies
Duino Elegies
332
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas (Dylan Thomas)
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
333
Dylan Thomas
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
334
Toni Morrison
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
335
Umberto Eco
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
336
Michael Ondaatje
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih, Trans. Denys Johnson-Davies)
Season of Migration to the North
337
Tayeb Salih, Trans. Denys Johnson-Davies
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
338
Stephen Crane
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
339
Thomas Hardy
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas (Machado De Assis)
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas
340
Machado De Assis
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
341
Arnold Bennett
Ferdydurke (Witold Gombrowicz)
Ferdydurke
342
Witold Gombrowicz
Los Siete Locos, by Roberto Arlt
Los Siete Locos, by Roberto Arlt
343
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
344
Henry James
Birds (Aristophanes)
Birds
345
Aristophanes
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
346
Dino Buzzati
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
347
Mario Puzo
Children's and Household Tales (Brothers Grimm)
Children's and Household Tales
348
Brothers Grimm
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
349
Sylvia Plath
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
350
Pearl S. Buck
Notes From the Underground (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Notes From the Underground
351
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
352
Iaac Asimov
If I Forget Thee Jerusalem (William Faulkner)
If I Forget Thee Jerusalem
353
William Faulkner
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
354
Samuel Butler
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
355
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Poems of Federico García Lorca by Federico García Lorca (Federico García Lorca)
Poems of Federico García Lorca by Federico García Lorca
356
Federico García Lorca
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
357
V.S. Naipaul
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
358
Charles Dickens
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
359
Jennifer Egan
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
360
Cao Xueqin
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