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The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books (Part 3) - Page 5

This is the 3rd part of a challenge derived from the book "The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books" edited by J. Peder Zane. Authors such as Norman Mailer, Annie Proulx, Stephen King, Jonathan Franzen, Margaret Drabble, Michael Chabon and Peter Carey name the ten books that have meant the most to them.
The favourite 10 books of 125 writers were tallied (544 individual books were mentioned). This list shows lowest-ranked books in descending rank. Note that if the books had the same ranking, they were arranged in alphabetical order. All but 7 of these books were chosen by only one writer, so there are quite a few interesting works to explore.
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Sullivan's Travels: Screenplay (Preston Sturges)
Sullivan's Travels: Screenplay
161
Preston Sturges
The Lady Eve: Screenplay (Preston Sturges)
The Lady Eve: Screenplay
162
Preston Sturges
The Palm Beach Story: Screenplay (Preston Sturges)
The Palm Beach Story: Screenplay
163
Preston Sturges
Sacred Hunger Barry Unsworth
Sacred Hunger Barry Unsworth
164
Bluebeard (Kurt Vonnegut)
Bluebeard
165
Kurt Vonnegut
Masquerade and Other Stories (Robert Walser)
Masquerade and Other Stories
166
Robert Walser
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
167
Evelyn Waugh
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
168
Patrick White
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
169
Thornton Wilder
Plays 1937-1955 (Tennessee Williams)
Plays 1937-1955
170
Tennessee Williams
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
171
Jeanette Winterson
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
172
Richard Adams
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
173
Martin Amis
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
174
Martin Amis
The Conference of the Birds (Farid Ud-Din Attar)
The Conference of the Birds
175
Farid Ud-Din Attar
The Haiku of Matsuo Bashō (Matsuo Bashō)
The Haiku of Matsuo Bashō
176
Matsuo Bashō
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
177
Arnold Bennett
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha
178
Gwendolyn Brooks
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda
179
Peter Carey
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
180
Angela Carter
The Sum of All Fears (Tom Clancy)
The Sum of All Fears
181
Tom Clancy
Amours De Voyage (Arthur Hugh Clough)
Amours De Voyage
182
Arthur Hugh Clough
Little, Big (John Crowley)
Little, Big
183
John Crowley
Break It Down (Lydia Davis)
Break It Down
184
Lydia Davis
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page (G.B. Edwards)
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
185
G.B. Edwards
Rites of Passage (William Golding)
Rites of Passage
186
William Golding
When I Grow Too Old to Dream: Lyrics (Oscar Hammerstein II)
When I Grow Too Old to Dream: Lyrics
187
Oscar Hammerstein II
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
188
Dashiell Hammett
Some Other Place. the Right Place. (Donald Harington)
Some Other Place. the Right Place.
189
Donald Harington
Closely Watched Trains (Bohumil Hrabal)
Closely Watched Trains
190
Bohumil Hrabal
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
191
Victor Hugo
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
192
Victor Hugo
Pictures From an Institution
Pictures From an Institution
193
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
194
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
195
Crockett Johnson
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
196
Edward P. Jones
Parables and Paradoxes (Franz Kafka)
Parables and Paradoxes
197
Franz Kafka
Nice Work
Nice Work
198
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant
199
Bernard Malamud
Kaputt (Curzio Malaparte)
Kaputt
200
Curzio Malaparte
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