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Modern Library: 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 - Page 5

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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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
161
Tom Wolfe
The Book of Evidence
The Book of Evidence
162
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos)
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
163
Oscar Hijuelos
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
164
Amy Tan
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
165
A.S. Byatt
Age of Iron (J.M. Coetzee)
Age of Iron
166
J.M. Coetzee
A Home at the End of the World (Michael Cunningham)
A Home at the End of the World
167
Michael Cunningham
The Snapper (Roddy Doyle)
The Snapper
168
Roddy Doyle
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
169
Elmore Leonard
The Great World (David Malouf)
The Great World
170
David Malouf
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
Amongst Women
171
John McGahern
Friend of My Youth (Alice Munro)
Friend of My Youth
172
Alice Munro
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
173
Pat Barker
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
174
Angela Carter
A Strange and Sublime Address (Amit Chaudhuri)
A Strange and Sublime Address
175
Amit Chaudhuri
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
176
Bret Easton Ellis
The Redundancy of Courage (Timothy Mo)
The Redundancy of Courage
177
Timothy Mo
Mating (Norman Rush)
Mating
178
Norman Rush
Downriver
Downriver
179
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
180
Jane Smiley
Reading Turgenev (William Trevor)
Reading Turgenev
181
William Trevor
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
182
Tim Winton
Death and Nightingales (Eugene McCabe)
Death and Nightingales
183
Eugene McCabe
The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
The Butcher Boy
184
Patrick McCabe
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
185
Donna Tartt
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
186
Jeffrey Eugenides
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
187
Sebastian Faulks
A River Sutra (Gita Mehta)
A River Sutra
188
Gita Mehta
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
189
E.Annie Proulx
My Idea of Fun (Will Self)
My Idea of Fun
190
Will Self
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
191
Vikram Seth
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
192
Irvine Welsh
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
193
Jonathan Coe
Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Corelli's Mandolin
194
Louis De Bernières
The Folding Star
The Folding Star
195
Original Sin (P. D. James)
Original Sin
196
P. D. James
How Late It Was, How Late (James Kelman)
How Late It Was, How Late
197
James Kelman
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
198
T.C. Boyle
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
199
Penelope Fitzgerald
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
200
Rohinton Mistry
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