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The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years - Page 2

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Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
41
Art Spiegelman
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
42
Howard Zinn
So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow
43
A Perfect Spy (John Le Carre)
A Perfect Spy
44
John Le Carre
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
45
Tim O'Brien
All Over but the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)
All Over but the Shoutin'
46
Rick Bragg
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
47
Donna Tartt
Random Illuminations: Conversations With Carol Shields (Eleanor Wachtel)
Random Illuminations: Conversations With Carol Shields
48
Eleanor Wachtel
The Collected Stories of Grace Paley
The Collected Stories of Grace Paley
49
Last Train to Memphis
Last Train to Memphis
50
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
51
James McBride
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
52
J. K. Rowling
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
53
Philip Roth
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
54
Jhumpa Lahiri
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
55
Stephen King
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
56
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
57
Margaret Atwood
Old Filth (Jane Gardam)
Old Filth
58
Jane Gardam
Jane Kenyon
Jane Kenyon
59
Consider the Lobster
Consider the Lobster
60
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
61
Kazuo Ishiguro
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
62
Doris Goodwin
We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live (Joan Didion)
We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live
63
Joan Didion
What Is the What
What Is the What
64
Brother, I'm Dying (Edwidge Danticat)
Brother, I'm Dying
65
Edwidge Danticat
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
66
Sherman Alexie
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
67
Junot Díaz
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse
68
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
69
Hilary Mantel
Alice Munro: Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Alice Munro: Selected Stories
70
Alice Munro
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Peter Hedges)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
71
Peter Hedges
The Patrick Melrose Novels (Edward St. Aubyn)
The Patrick Melrose Novels
72
Edward St. Aubyn
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
73
Elizabeth Strout
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
74
Paul Kalanithi
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
75
Jacqueline Woodson
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