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The BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Novels - Page 3

In 2019, the BBC published a list of novels selected by a panel of six writers and critics, who had been asked to choose 100 English language novels "that have had an impact on their lives". The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", called the "100 'most inspiring' novels" by BBC News, was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature.
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The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
The Slaves of Solitude
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Patrick Hamilton
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
82
Andrea Levy
So Long, See You Tomorrow (William Maxwell)
So Long, See You Tomorrow
83
William Maxwell
Strumpet City (James Plunkett)
Strumpet City
84
James Plunkett
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
85
Vikram Seth
Swami and Friends (R.K. Narayan)
Swami and Friends
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R.K. Narayan
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Patricia Highsmith
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
88
Armistead Maupin
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
89
Anne Brontë
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
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Chinua Achebe
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Khaled Hosseini
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
93
Harper Lee
The Twilight Saga (Stephenie Meyer)
The Twilight Saga
94
Stephenie Meyer
Unless (Carol Shields)
Unless
95
Carol Shields
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore & David Lloyd)
V for Vendetta
96
Alan Moore & David Lloyd
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
97
Zadie Smith
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
98
Jean Rhys
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
99
Roald Dahl
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
100
Audre Lorde
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