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Stanford: The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century (Updated) - Page 4

This is an update of a previous challenge, itself based on a ranking list from Stanford University. 21 books have been added (in positions 201-221). Some "cosmetic improvements" have also been made. Thanks to the original poster Lingtoness.
For the actual list go to http://web.stanford.edu/~bkunde/best/bl-crank.htm.
For an explanation of the ranking methodology click on the challenge URL.
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Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
121
William S. Burroughs
Parade's End (Ford Madox Ford)
Parade's End
122
Ford Madox Ford
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
123
Carson McCullers
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
124
William Faulkner
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
125
Jeffrey Archer
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson
126
Max Beerbohm
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
127
Sinclair Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
128
C.S. Lewis
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
129
Frank Herbert
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
130
Virginia Woolf
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
131
Henry Miller
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
132
Doyle
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
133
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
134
Tom Wolfe
Burger's Daughter (Nadine Gordimer)
Burger's Daughter
135
Nadine Gordimer
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
136
John Knowles
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
137
Kenneth Grahame
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
138
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster
139
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
140
Joseph Conrad
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
141
Olive Ann Burns
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
142
Lawrence Durrell
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
143
Don Delillo
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
144
Evelyn Waugh
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
145
Richard Hughes
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
146
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kim
Kim
147
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
148
Douglas Adams
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
149
V.S. Naipaul
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
150
John Steinbeck
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
151
Herman Wouk
Cry, the Beloved Country (South Africa)
Cry, the Beloved Country (South Africa)
152
The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West
The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West
153
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
154
E.L. Doctorow
Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent
155
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
156
James A. Michener
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
157
Evelyn Waugh
Studs Lonigan (James T. Farrell)
Studs Lonigan
158
James T. Farrell
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
159
Toni Morrison
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
160
Stephen King
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