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Top 200 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century - Page 4

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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Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
121
William S. Burroughs
Parade's End (Ford Madox Ford)
Parade's End
122
Ford Madox Ford
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
123
Carson McCullers
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
124
William Faulkner
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
125
Jeffrey Archer
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson
126
Max Beerbohm
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
127
Sinclair Lewis
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
128
Frank Herbert
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
129
C.S. Lewis
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
130
Virginia Woolf
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
131
Henry Miller
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
132
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
133
Willa Cather
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
134
Tom Wolfe
Burger's Daughter (Nadine Gordimer)
Burger's Daughter
135
Nadine Gordimer
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
136
John Knowles
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
137
Kenneth Grahame
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
138
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster
139
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
140
Joseph Conrad
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
141
Olive Ann Burns
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
142
Lawrence Durrell
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
143
Don Delillo
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
144
Evelyn Waugh
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
145
Richard Hughes
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
146
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kim (Rudyard Kipling)
Kim
147
Rudyard Kipling
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
148
Douglas Adams
A House for Mr Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr Biswas
149
V.S. Naipaul
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
150
John Steinbeck
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
151
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
152
Alan Paton
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
153
Nathanael West
Ragtime (E. L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
154
E. L. Doctorow
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
155
Allen Drury
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
156
James A. Michener
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
157
Evelyn Waugh
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy
158
James T. Farrell
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
159
Toni Morrison
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
160
Stephen King
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