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The 20th Century in 100 Books - Page 3

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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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
81
John Kennedy Toole
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
82
Thomas Harris
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
83
Alice Walker
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Colour of Magic
84
Terry Pratchett
Hotel Du Lac
Hotel Du Lac
85
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
86
Margaret Atwood
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
87
Alan Moore
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
88
Toni Morrison
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
89
Paulo Coelho
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
90
Martin Amis
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
91
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
92
Bret Easton Ellis
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
93
Donna Tartt
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
94
Annie Proux
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
95
Louis De Bernieres
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
96
Bernhard Schlink
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
97
Helen Fielding
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
98
Arthur Golden
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
99
Barbara Kingsolver
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
100
J. M. Coetzee
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