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Part TWO: Our Readable Century - A Compendium of Memorable Books

Part TWO (Part ONE also online at "https://www.listchallenges.com/our-readable-century-a-compendium-of-memorable" OR checkout my published lists).
Literary publication January Magazine polled their favourite authors, editors & contributors for their favourite works of 20th century fiction & non-fiction. It was keen 'on taking the emotional pulse of our respondents, trying to determine which volumes had struck personal chords or somehow influenced the behaviour of these ardent readers'. I recommend checking out the website as most participants give reasons for their choices.
Give yourself an extra point if you have read all of the 'Berlin Noir' trilogy (March Violets, German Requiem & The Pale Criminal) or Snopes (The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion).
This is a much richer version of the list presented on thegreatestbooks.org. In this part, fiction is in Slots 1-95 & non-fiction in Slots 96-120.
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100 Love Sonnets (Pablo Neruda)
100 Love Sonnets
1
Pablo Neruda
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
2
Mordecai Richler
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
3
William Faulkner
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
4
Ron Hansen
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
5
Ayn Rand
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
6
William March
The Barbarous Coast (Ross MacDonald)
The Barbarous Coast
7
Ross MacDonald
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
8
Raymond Chandler
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
9
Tom Wolfe
Brighton Rock (Greene)
Brighton Rock
10
Greene
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
11
Jack London
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
12
J.D. Salinger
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
13
Arthur C. Clarke
The Chill
The Chill
14
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
15
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas (Dylan Thomas)
Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
16
Dylan Thomas
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories
17
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
18
Anthony Powell
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
19
Eudora Welty
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
20
Frank Herbert
Early Autumn
Early Autumn
21
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
22
John Steinbeck
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
23
Graham Greene
Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Enemies: A Love Story
24
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
25
Raymond Chandler
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman
26
George MacDonald Fraser
The Free Frenchman (Piers Paul Read)
The Free Frenchman
27
Piers Paul Read
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
28
John Fowles
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Edward Gorey)
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
29
Edward Gorey
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
30
Katherine Dunn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
31
Margaret Mitchell
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
32
Ford Madox Ford
Gospel (Wilton Barnhardt)
Gospel
33
Wilton Barnhardt
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
34
Evelyn Waugh
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
35
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
36
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
37
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
38
Italo Calvino
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
39
Marcel Proust
Jeeves & Wooster (Any Title) (P.G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves & Wooster (Any Title)
40
P.G. Wodehouse
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