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The 20th Century in 100 Books - Page 2

Each book on this list was published in a different year of the 20th Century. For some years it was really hard to choose who not to put on the list!
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For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
41
Ernest Hemingway
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
42
C.S. Lewis
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider
43
Albert Camus
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
44
Ayn Rand
Gigi
Gigi
45
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
An Inspector Calls
46
Priestley
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
47
Mervyn Peake
A Streetcar Named Desire (By Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire (By Tennessee Williams)
48
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
49
Dodie Smith
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
50
George Orwell
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
51
Nevil Shute
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
52
J.D. Salinger
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
53
John Steinbeck
The Go Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go Between
54
L.P. Hartley
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
55
William Golding
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
56
Vladimir Nabokov
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners
57
Sam Selvon
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
58
Jack Kerouac
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
59
Chinua Achebe
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
60
Günter Grass
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
61
Harper Lee
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
62
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
63
Anthony Burgess
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
64
Sylvia Plath
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
65
Roald Dahl
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
66
Frank Herbert
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
67
Truman Capote
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
68
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
69
Philip K. Dick
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
70
Philip Roth
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
71
Maya Angelou
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
72
Frederick Forsyth
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
73
Italo Calvino
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
74
Erica Jong
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
75
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
76
Judy Blume
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
77
Anne Rice
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
78
Anaïs Nin
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea
79
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
80
Douglas Adams
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