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Greatest Books Top 500 - September 2020 Update - Page 12

Here is my annual spring(S)/autumn(N) update of "The Greatest Books". Even more colourful icons than last year's version!
For some books I have included the recommended translations from my challenge "The 100 Best Novels in Translation". Look forward in the near future to instalments featuring works beyond these 500.
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Phedre (Jean Racine)
Phedre
441
Jean Racine
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam (Omar Khayyam)
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam
442
Omar Khayyam
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
443
George Eliot
The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope)
The Way We Live Now
444
Anthony Trollope
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
445
Charles Frazier
Six Characters in Search of an Author (Luigi Pirandello)
Six Characters in Search of an Author
446
Luigi Pirandello
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
447
Roberto Bolaño
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
448
Yukio Mishima
De Rerum Natura (Lucretius)
De Rerum Natura
449
Lucretius
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
450
Joseph Conrad
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
451
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
452
Lawrence Durrell
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
453
Rohinton Mistry
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
454
Flannery O'Connor
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
455
Iris Murdoch
Mourning Becomes Electra (Eugene O'Neill)
Mourning Becomes Electra
456
Eugene O'Neill
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
457
John Fowles
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth
458
Chris Ware
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
459
Evelyn Waugh
In Our Time (Ernest Hemingway)
In Our Time
460
Ernest Hemingway
The Lusiads (Luïs Vaz De Camoes)
The Lusiads
461
Luïs Vaz De Camoes
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
462
Theodore Dreiser
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française
463
Irène Némirovsky
Barchester Towers (Anthony Trollope)
Barchester Towers
464
Anthony Trollope
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
465
J.M. Coetzee
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
466
Graham Greene
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
467
Laurie Lee
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (Eudora Welty)
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
468
Eudora Welty
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
469
Martin Amis
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
470
Aravind Adiga
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
471
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
472
Kate Chopin
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
473
Stephen King
Dom Casmurro (Machado De Assis)
Dom Casmurro
474
Machado De Assis
Some Prefer Nettles (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
475
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
476
Angela Carter
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
477
Philip Roth
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
478
Elizabeth Bowen
Songs of Innocence and Experience (William Blake)
Songs of Innocence and Experience
479
William Blake
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
480
Don Delillo
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