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Stanford's Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century - Page 3

The top 200 English-language novels, based on a composite list and ranking from Stanford University.
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Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
81
Leon Uris
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
82
Doris Lessing
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
83
Ayn Rand
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
84
Philip Roth
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
85
James Jones
Little House on the Prarie
Little House on the Prarie
86
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
87
Henry James
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl
88
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
89
Dorothy Allison
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
90
Dashiell Hammett
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
91
Evelyn Waugh
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
92
Barbara Kingsolver
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
93
Michael Shaara
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
94
Arthur C. Clarke
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
95
Annie Proulx
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
96
Norman Mailer
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
97
Graham Greene
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
98
A.S. Byatt
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
99
Malcolm Lowry
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
100
Thomas Keneally
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
101
James Dickey
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
102
David Guterson
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
103
Anthony Powell
Watership Down - Richard Adams
Watership Down - Richard Adams
104
Point Counter Point
Point Counter Point
105
Secret Agent
Secret Agent
106
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
107
Virginia Woolf
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
108
Flannery O'Connor
Nostromo
Nostromo
109
The Rainbow (D.H. Lawrence)
The Rainbow
110
D.H. Lawrence
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
111
Carol Shields
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
112
John Irving
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
113
Jean Rhys
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
114
Alex Haley
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
115
Vladimir Nabokov
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
116
J.D. Salinger
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
117
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
118
Salman Rushdie
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
119
W. Somerset Maugham
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
120
Toni Morrison
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