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The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction - Page 3

A list by Larry McCaffery, inspired by Modern Library's list of the "100 Greatest English-Language Novels." Trilogies and multi-volume works are represented by the first book in the set.
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The Tunnel (William Gass)
The Tunnel
81
William Gass
Omensetter's Luck
Omensetter's Luck
82
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
83
Paul Bowles
Darconville's Cat (Alexander Theroux)
Darconville's Cat
84
Alexander Theroux
Up (Ronald Sukenick)
Up
85
Ronald Sukenick
Yellow Back Radio Broke Down (Ishmael Reed)
Yellow Back Radio Broke Down
86
Ishmael Reed
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
87
Sherwood Anderson
You Bright and Risen Angels
You Bright and Risen Angels
88
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
89
Norman Mailer
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
90
Creamy and Delicious (Steve Katz)
Creamy and Delicious
91
Steve Katz
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
92
J.M. Coetzee
More Than Human
More Than Human
93
Mulligan Stew (Gilbert Sorrentino)
Mulligan Stew
94
Gilbert Sorrentino
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
95
Thomas Wolfe
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
96
Theodore Dreiser
Easy Travel to Other Planets (Ted Mooney)
Easy Travel to Other Planets
97
Ted Mooney
Tours of the Black Clock (Steve Erickson)
Tours of the Black Clock
98
Steve Erickson
In Memoriam to Identity (Kathy Acker)
In Memoriam to Identity
99
Kathy Acker
Hogg (Samuel R. Delaney)
Hogg
100
Samuel R. Delaney
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