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The 18 Greatest Final Novels

"-- Books of blinding brilliance that were penned and published while the author was still alive, but signalled their swan song from the literary world." Here's Shortlist's selection of 18 best final novels. How many of them have you read?
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The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
2
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
3
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
4
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
5
The Confidence Man (Herman Melville)
The Confidence Man (Herman Melville)
6
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
7
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing (Nella Larsen)
8
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
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9
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
10
Kim
Kim
11
The Reivers
The Reivers
12
The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
13
Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy
Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy
14
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
15
Island
Island
16
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
17
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
18
The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker
The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker
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