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Modern Classics 1950-2008 - Page 3

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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Cassandra
Cassandra
81
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
82
Susan Hill
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
83
Elfriede Jelinek
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
84
Marguerite Duras
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
85
Milan Kundera
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
86
Orson Scott Card
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
87
Patrick Suskind
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
88
Margaret Atwood
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
89
Diana Wynne Jones
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
90
Toni Morrison
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
91
John Irving
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
92
Kazuo Ishiguro
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
93
Laura Esquivel
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
94
Amy Tan
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
95
A.S. Byatt
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
96
Jostein Gaarder
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
97
Jung Chang
The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch)
The Discovery of Heaven
98
Harry Mulisch
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
99
Donna Tartt
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White
100
Javier Marías
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
101
Michael Ondaatje
Brother of Sleep (Robert Schneider)
Brother of Sleep
102
Robert Schneider
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
103
Lois Lowry
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
104
Irvine Welsh
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
105
Haruki Murakami
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
106
Bernhard Schlink
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
107
Philip Pullman
Angela's Ashes (McCourt, Frank)
Angela's Ashes
108
McCourt, Frank
A Game of Thrones (George Rr Martin)
A Game of Thrones
109
George Rr Martin
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
110
J. K. Rowling
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
111
Arundhati Roy
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
112
Mitch Albom
Voices From Chernobyl (Svetlana Alexievich)
Voices From Chernobyl
113
Svetlana Alexievich
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
114
Louis Sachar
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
115
Orhan Pamuk
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
116
Philip Roth
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
117
Michael Chabon
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
118
Zadie Smith
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
119
Mark Z. Danielewski
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
120
Marjane Satrapi
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