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100 Best Novels Written in English - Page 3

This is a list compiled by Robert McCrum of the Guardian with a focus on the English speaking world (UK, USA, Canada, Australia, etc.) - how many of these have you read?
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The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
81
Doris Lessing
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
82
Anthony Burgess
A Single Man
A Single Man
83
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
84
Truman Capote
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
85
Sylvia Plath
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
86
Philip Roth
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
87
Elizabeth Taylor
Rabbit Redux (John Updike)
Rabbit Redux
88
John Updike
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
89
Toni Morrison
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
90
V.S. Naipaul
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
91
Salman Rushdie
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
92
Marilynne Robinson
Money: A Suicide Note (Martin Amis)
Money: A Suicide Note
93
Martin Amis
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
94
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Beginning of Spring (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Beginning of Spring
95
Penelope Fitzgerald
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
96
Anne Tyler
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
Amongst Women
97
John McGahern
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
98
Don Delillo
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
99
J. M. Coetzee
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
100
Peter Carey
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