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The Best Literature for Adults - A Sampling

Stumbled across a GRAmazon list from a while back: the best literature for adults, the parameters being fiction, no series' entries, average rating of 4.00 or higher, at least 5000 ratings, nothing for children, either full length novels or short story collections, and no plays. Chewed through my own library under those guidelines, and here are the results.
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The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
1
Fernando Pessoa
The Complete Stories (Flanner O'Connor)
The Complete Stories
2
Flanner O'Connor
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
3
Marcel Proust
The Woman From Tantoura (Radwa Ashour)
The Woman From Tantoura
4
Radwa Ashour
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
6
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
7
Williams
Three Day Road (Joseph Boyden)
Three Day Road
8
Joseph Boyden
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
9
Jane Austen
Epitaph of a Small Winner (Machado De Assis)
Epitaph of a Small Winner
10
Machado De Assis
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
11
David Foster Wallace
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
12
James Baldwin
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
13
Ann Petry
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
14
Marguerite Yourcenar
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
15
Alice Walker
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
16
Ursula K. Le Guin
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
17
Han Kang
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
18
Ken Kesey
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
19
Victor Hugo
Independent People (Halldór Laxness)
Independent People
20
Halldór Laxness
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
21
Cormac McCarthy
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
22
Roberto Bolaño
Pavilion of Women (Pearl S. Buck)
Pavilion of Women
23
Pearl S. Buck
The Passion According to G.H. (Clarice Lispector)
The Passion According to G.H.
24
Clarice Lispector
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
25
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
26
Donna Tartt
The Garden of the Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of the Evening Mists
27
Tan Twan Eng
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
28
Milan Kundera
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
29
Thomas Mann
Fatelessness (Imre Kertész)
Fatelessness
30
Imre Kertész
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
31
Barbara Kingsolver
Imperial Woman (Pearl S. Buck)
Imperial Woman
32
Pearl S. Buck
Strange Pilgrims (Gabriel Garciá Márquez)
Strange Pilgrims
33
Gabriel Garciá Márquez
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
34
Italo Calvino
Near to the Wild Heart (Clarice Lispector)
Near to the Wild Heart
35
Clarice Lispector
The Wall (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall
36
Marlen Haushofer
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
37
Ruth Ozeki
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
38
Jorge Luis Borges
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
39
Madeline Miller
The Book of Night Women (Marlon James)
The Book of Night Women
40
Marlon James
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