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Modern Library: 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950

The authors have chosen the 200 books since 1950 that they consider to be the best. It includes some familiar names and some surprises. Witty and controversial, their aim is to encourage reading.
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A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
1
Agatha Christie
Nothing (Henry Green)
Nothing
2
Henry Green
Power Without Glory (Frank Hardy)
Power Without Glory
3
Frank Hardy
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
4
Georgette Heyer
December Bride (Sam Hanna Bell)
December Bride
5
Sam Hanna Bell
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
6
Daphne Du Maurier
The West Pier (Patrick Hamilton)
The West Pier
7
Patrick Hamilton
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
8
Carson McCullers
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
9
Anthony Powell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
10
J.D. Salinger
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
11
Ralph Ellison
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
12
Ernest Hemingway
The Natural
The Natural
13
The Financial Expert (R.K. Narayan)
The Financial Expert
14
R.K. Narayan
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
15
Flannery O'Connor
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
16
John Steinbeck
Men at Arms (Evelyn Waugh)
Men at Arms
17
Evelyn Waugh
Officers and Gentlemen (Evelyn Waugh)
Officers and Gentlemen
18
Evelyn Waugh
Unconditional Surrender (Evelyn Waugh)
Unconditional Surrender
19
Evelyn Waugh
Private Life of an Indian Prince (Mulk Raj Anand)
Private Life of an Indian Prince
20
Mulk Raj Anand
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
21
James Baldwin
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
22
Saul Bellow
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
23
Raymond Chandler
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
24
L.P. Hartley
The Echoing Grove
The Echoing Grove
25
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
26
Amos Tutuola
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
27
Kinglsey Amis
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
28
William Golding
The Tortoise and the Hare (Elizabeth Jenkins)
The Tortoise and the Hare
29
Elizabeth Jenkins
The Flint Anchor (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
The Flint Anchor
30
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
31
Samuel Beckett
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
Malone Dies
32
Samuel Beckett
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnamable
33
Samuel Beckett
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
34
William Gaddis
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
35
Patricia Highsmith
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
36
Vladimir Nabokov
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
A Legacy
37
Sybille Bedford
Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)
Train to Pakistan
38
Khushwant Singh
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
Owls Do Cry
39
Janet Frame
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
40
Jack Kerouac
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