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The Best Novel of Each Year Since 1900 - Page 3

After reviewing all major books published each year since 1900, below I've listed the best book published each year since then. There are some years that have books that are much better than the best book in other years - that's just life, though. For your reference, 11, 21, 31 etc. are the beginnings of each decade, i.e. 1910, 1920, 1930 etc.
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The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
81
Umberto Eco
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
82
Salman Rushdie
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
83
Thomas Keneally
Life and Times of Michael K (J.M. Coetzee)
Life and Times of Michael K
84
J.M. Coetzee
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
85
Milan Kundera
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
86
Margaret Atwood
It (Stephen King)
It
87
Stephen King
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
88
Tom Wolfe
Libra (Don Delillo)
Libra
89
Don Delillo
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
90
John Irving
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens
91
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
92
Bret Easton Ellis
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
93
Michael Ondaatje
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
94
Vikram Seth
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
95
Louis De Bernières
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
96
Rohinton Mistry
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
97
David Foster Wallace
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
98
Philip Roth
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolano)
The Savage Detectives
99
Roberto Bolano
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
100
J. M. Coetzee
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
101
Michael Chabon
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
102
Neil Gaiman
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
103
Haruki Murakami
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
104
Khaled Hosseini
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
105
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
106
Markus Zusak
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
107
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
108
Khaled Hosseini
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
109
Elizabeth Strout
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
110
Hilary Mantel
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
111
Jonathan Franzen
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
112
Haruki Murakami
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
113
Elena Ferrante
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
114
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
115
Anthony Doerr
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
116
Hanya Yanagihara
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
117
Yaa Gyasi
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
118
Gail Honeyman
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
119
Delia Owens
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
120
Margaret Atwood
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