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The 125 Greatest Fiction Books From 1990-1999

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Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
1
J. M. Coetzee
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
2
Donna Tartt
Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Japan)
Wind Up Bird Chronicle
3
Japan
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
4
David Foster Wallace
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
5
Arundhati Roy
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
6
Philip Pullman
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
7
Tim O'Brien
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
8
Philip Roth
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
9
Rohinton Mistry
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
10
Roberto Bolaño
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
11
J.K. Rowling
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
12
Bret Easton Ellis
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
13
Michael Ondaatje
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
14
Pat Barker
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
15
Dorothy Allison
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
16
Barbara Kingsolver
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
17
Vikram Seth
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
18
Don Delillo
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
19
Helen Fielding
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
20
George R.R. Martin
Selected Stories of Alice Munro (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories of Alice Munro
21
Alice Munro
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
22
Cormac McCarthy
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
23
Nick Hornby
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
24
A.S. Byatt
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
25
E.Annie Proulx
A Heart So White (Javier Marias)
A Heart So White
26
Javier Marias
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
27
Lois Lowry
Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Prisoner of Azkaban
28
J.K. Rowling
The Rings of Saturn (W. G. Sebald)
The Rings of Saturn
29
W. G. Sebald
Rabbit at Rest (John Updike)
Rabbit at Rest
30
John Updike
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
31
Walter Mosley
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
32
Lorrie Moore
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
33
Peter Høeg
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
34
Elmore Leonard
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
35
Jhumpa Lahiri
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
36
Octavia E Butler
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
37
Diana Gabaldon
The Elementary Particles
The Elementary Particles
38
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
39
Carol Shields
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
40
Denis Johnson
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