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The 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900 - Page 3

List of books with the 100 best characters in fiction since 1900 according to Book Magazine. A ranking compiled by a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
81
Harper Lee
Post Office
Post Office
82
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
83
Franz Kafka
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
84
Boris Pasternak
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
85
Jk Rowling
The English Patient
The English Patient
86
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
87
E.M. Forster
Lucky Jim (Jim Dixon)
Lucky Jim
88
Jim Dixon
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
89
Graham Greene
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
90
John Steinbeck
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
91
V.S. Naipaul
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
92
Graham Greene
Kim (Rudyard Kipling)
Kim
93
Rudyard Kipling
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
94
Edith Wharton
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
95
Theodore Dreiser
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
96
A. A. Milne
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
97
William Faulkner
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
98
Joseph Conrad
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
99
Alice Walker
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
100
Saul Bellow
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