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Top 200 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century - Page 2

This list is a composite of four earlier lists made by the Modern Library, the Library Journal, Koen Book Distributors, and students of the Radcliffe Publishing Course. It was compiled by Brian Kunde of Stanford University in hope of arriving at a more comprehensive view of what the 20th century's best fiction actually is. The books are listed in order of ranking - i.e., the top rated book is listed first.
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
41
Robert A. Heinlein
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
42
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
43
A.A. Milne
A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)
A Passage to India
44
E. M. Forster
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
45
John Steinbeck
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
46
Robert Penn Warren
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
47
E.M. Forster
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
48
D. H. Lawrence
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
49
James Baldwin
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
50
D.H. Lawrence
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
51
Toni Morrison
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
52
Joseph Conrad
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
53
Robert Graves
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
54
Upton Sinclair
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
55
Betty Smith
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
56
William Styron
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
57
Sherwood Anderson
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
58
Ayn Rand
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
59
Henry James
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
60
Ernest Hemingway
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
61
Muriel Spark
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
62
E.M. Forster
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
63
Theodore Dreiser
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
64
Ford Madox Ford
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
65
L. Frank Baum
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
66
Samuel Butler
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
67
Amy Tan
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
68
John Kennedy Toole
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
69
Larry McMurtry
Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence
Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence
70
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
71
Theodore Dreiser
U.S.A. Trilogy (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A. Trilogy
72
John Dos Passos
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
73
James Joyce
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
74
William Faulkner
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
75
Saul Bellow
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
76
John O'Hara
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
77
Wallace Stegner
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
78
John Updike
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
79
Edith Wharton
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
80
Thomas Wolfe
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