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Modern Classics 1950-2008 - Page 2

This is a list of modern classics that i have already read or are still on my tbr. I ended the list in 2008 (15 years ago), because after that it's hard to say what will be considered a classic in the future. The books are sorted in chronological order.
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
41
Edward Albee
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
42
Kurt Vonnegut
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
43
Sylvia Plath
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
44
John Le Carré
The Clown (Heinrich Böll)
The Clown
45
Heinrich Böll
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
46
Roald Dahl
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
47
Frank Herbert
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
48
Truman Capote
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
49
Mikhail Bulgakov
Seasons of Migration to the North
Seasons of Migration to the North
50
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
51
Jean Rhys
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
52
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
53
S. E. Hinton
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
54
Ursula K. Le Guin
The German Lesson (Siegfried Lenz)
The German Lesson
55
Siegfried Lenz
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
56
Kurt Vonnegut
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
57
Maya Angelou
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
58
Ursula K. Le Guin
84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
59
Helene Hanff
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
60
Toni Morrison
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
61
E.M. Forster
Krabat (Otfried Preußler)
Krabat
62
Otfried Preußler
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
63
Richard Adams
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
64
Tove Jansson
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Böll)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
65
Heinrich Böll
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
66
Stephen King
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
67
John Irving
Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F. (Christiane Vera Felscherinow)
Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.
68
Christiane Vera Felscherinow
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
69
Iris Murdoch
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
70
Michael Ende
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
71
Douglas Adams
If on a Winters Night a Traveller (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winters Night a Traveller
72
Italo Calvino
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
73
Octavia Butler
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
74
William Styron
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
75
Umberto Eco
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
76
John Kennedy Toole
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
77
Salman Rushdie
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
78
Alice Walker
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
79
Isabel Allende
The Discovery of Slowness (Sten Nadolny)
The Discovery of Slowness
80
Sten Nadolny
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