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Stanford: The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century (Updated) - Page 6

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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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
201
Maurice Sendak
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
202
Chinua Achebe
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
203
William Kennedy
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
204
John Galsworthy
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
205
Raymond Chandler
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
206
Dalton Trumbo
Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
Them
207
Joyce Carol Oates
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
208
Henry Roth
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
209
Anne Tyler
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
210
Judy Blume
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
211
Anne Tyler
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
212
Mario Puzo
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
213
Flannery O'Connor
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
214
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)
The Winds of War
215
Herman Wouk
The Razor's Edge (W. Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
216
W. Somerset Maugham
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
217
John Steinbeck
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories (Eudora Welty)
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories
218
Eudora Welty
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
219
Graham Greene
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
220
Herman Wouk
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
221
Irving Stone
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