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Modern Library: 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 - Page 3

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 Grain of Wheat (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat
81
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country (William H. Gass)
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
82
William H. Gass
The Nice and the Good
The Nice and the Good
83
The Unfortunates
The Unfortunates
84
Happiness and Other Stories (Mary Lavin)
Happiness and Other Stories
85
Mary Lavin
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
86
Mario Puzo
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
87
Robertson Davies
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
88
Patrick O'Brian
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
89
Frederick Forsyth
St Urbain's Horseman (Mordecai Richler)
St Urbain's Horseman
90
Mordecai Richler
Black List, Section H (Francis Stuart)
Black List, Section H
91
Francis Stuart
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
92
Eudora Welty
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
93
J.G. Farrell
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
94
Thomas Pynchon
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
95
E.L. Doctorow
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
96
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Changing Places
Changing Places
97
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood (Alistair MacLeod)
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood
98
Alistair MacLeod
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
99
Anne Rice
Saville (David Storey)
Saville
100
David Storey
Injury Time (Beryl Bainbridge)
Injury Time
101
Beryl Bainbridge
Falconer
Falconer
102
A Book of Common Prayer (Joan Didion)
A Book of Common Prayer
103
Joan Didion
The Ice Age (Margaret Drabble)
The Ice Age
104
Margaret Drabble
Tirra Lirra by the River (Jessica Anderson)
Tirra Lirra by the River
105
Jessica Anderson
Plumb (Maurice Gee)
Plumb
106
Maurice Gee
The Human Factor (Graham Greene)
The Human Factor
107
Graham Greene
The Murderer (Roy Heath)
The Murderer
108
Roy Heath
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
109
Ian McEwan
The Year of the French (Thomas Flanagan)
The Year of the French
110
Thomas Flanagan
From the Fifteenth District (Mavis Gallantt)
From the Fifteenth District
111
Mavis Gallantt
Burger's Daughter (Nadine Gordimer)
Burger's Daughter
112
Nadine Gordimer
Sleepless Nights (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Sleepless Nights
113
Elizabeth Hardwick
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
114
Norman Mailer
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
115
V.S. Naipaul
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers
116
The Transit of Venus (Shirley Hazzard)
The Transit of Venus
117
Shirley Hazzard
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
118
Russell Hoban
Lamb (Bernard MacLaverty)
Lamb
119
Bernard MacLaverty
So Long, See You Tomorrow (William Maxwell)
So Long, See You Tomorrow
120
William Maxwell
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