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Penguin Essentials

The Penguin Essentials are some of the twentieth-century's most important books. When they were first published they changed the way we thought about literature and about life. And they have remained vital reading ever since.
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Swallowing Geography (Deborah Levy)
Swallowing Geography
1
Deborah Levy
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
2
John Le Carré
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
3
Jess Walter
A Spell of Winter
A Spell of Winter
4
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
5
Arthur Conan Doyle
Submarine (Joe Dunthorne)
Submarine
6
Joe Dunthorne
The Rotters Club (Jonathan Coe)
The Rotters Club
7
Jonathan Coe
Ancient Light (John Banville)
Ancient Light
8
John Banville
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
9
Elif Shafak
Life Class (Pat Barker)
Life Class
10
Pat Barker
The Photograph (Penelope Lively)
The Photograph
11
Penelope Lively
Libra (Don Delillo)
Libra
12
Don Delillo
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
13
W.G. Sebald
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
14
Nancy Mitford
Villages
Villages
15
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
16
Jonathan Safran Foer
Age of Iron (J.M. Coetzee)
Age of Iron
17
J.M. Coetzee
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
18
Arthur Conan Doyle
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
19
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
20
John Wyndham
Three Novels by César Aira (César Aira)
Three Novels by César Aira
21
César Aira
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
22
Zadie Smith
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
23
Nick Hornby
Any Human Heart (William Boyd)
Any Human Heart
24
William Boyd
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
25
Marina Lewycka
A Start in Life (Anita Brookner)
A Start in Life
26
Anita Brookner
Are You Experienced? (William Sutcliffe)
Are You Experienced?
27
William Sutcliffe
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
28
Mohsin Hamid
Twilight (Elie Wiesel)
Twilight
29
Elie Wiesel
The Road to Lichfield (Penelope Lively)
The Road to Lichfield
30
Penelope Lively
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
31
Gerald Durrell
How Many Miles to Babylon (Jennifer Johnston)
How Many Miles to Babylon
32
Jennifer Johnston
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
33
Jonathan Coe
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
34
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
35
Kathryn Stockett
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave
36
Barry Hines
Embers (Sandor Marai)
Embers
37
Sandor Marai
The Millstone (Margaret Drabble)
The Millstone
38
Margaret Drabble
The Lady in the Lake
The Lady in the Lake
39
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
40
Jonathan Safran Foer
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