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Le Monde's 100 Books of the 20th Century - Page 2

I wanted to see another country's perspective of the top 100 books of the 20th century, and fortunately found this list from Le Monde, the French paper-of-record and one of the most respected newspapers in the world. Here is a brief description of how the list, which is ranked as below, was compiled: Starting from a preliminary list of 200 titles created by bookshops and journalists, 17,000 French participants responded to the question, "Which books have stuck in your mind?". The list is not meant to encompass the 100 most distinguished French literary works of the 20th century, but rather to reflect the emotional connections of the French populace.
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Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
41
Françoise Sagan
The Silence of the Sea (Vercors)
The Silence of the Sea
42
Vercors
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
43
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
The Hound of the Baskerville (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskerville
44
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Under Satan's Sun (Georges Bernanos)
Under Satan's Sun
45
Georges Bernanos
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
46
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Joke (Milan Kundera)
The Joke
47
Milan Kundera
Contempt (Alberto Moravia)
Contempt
48
Alberto Moravia
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
49
Agatha Christie
Nadja (André Breton)
Nadja
50
André Breton
Aurelien (Louis Aragon)
Aurelien
51
Louis Aragon
The Satin Slipper; Or, the Worst Is Not the Surest (Paul Claudel)
The Satin Slipper; Or, the Worst Is Not the Surest
52
Paul Claudel
Six Characters in Search of an Author (Luigi Pirandello)
Six Characters in Search of an Author
53
Luigi Pirandello
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Bertolt Brecht)
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
54
Bertolt Brecht
Friday (Michel Tournier)
Friday
55
Michel Tournier
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
56
H.G. Wells
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
57
Primo Levi
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
58
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Tendrils of the Vine (Colette)
The Tendrils of the Vine
59
Colette
Capital of Pain (Paul Éluard)
Capital of Pain
60
Paul Éluard
Martin Eden (Jack London)
Martin Eden
61
Jack London
Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea (Hugo Pratt)
Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea
62
Hugo Pratt
Writing Degree Zero (Roland Barthes)
Writing Degree Zero
63
Roland Barthes
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Boll)
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
64
Heinrich Boll
The Opposing Shore (Julien Gracq)
The Opposing Shore
65
Julien Gracq
The Order of Things (Michel Foucault)
The Order of Things
66
Michel Foucault
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
67
Jack Kerouac
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Selma Lagerlöf)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
68
Selma Lagerlöf
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
69
Virginia Woolf
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
70
Ray Bradbury
The Ravishing of Lol Stein (Marguerite Duras)
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
71
Marguerite Duras
The Interrogation (J.M.G. Le Clézio)
The Interrogation
72
J.M.G. Le Clézio
Tropisms (Nathalie Sarraute)
Tropisms
73
Nathalie Sarraute
Journal, 1887-1910
Journal, 1887-1910
74
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
75
Joseph Conrad
Ecrits (Jacques Lacan)
Ecrits
76
Jacques Lacan
The Theatre and Its Double (Antonin Artaud)
The Theatre and Its Double
77
Antonin Artaud
Manhattan Transfer (John Dos Passos)
Manhattan Transfer
78
John Dos Passos
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
79
Jorge Luis Borges
Moravagine (Blaise Cendrars)
Moravagine
80
Blaise Cendrars
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