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The Best Novels of All Time in the English Language Part B

This is the 2nd part of a challenge based on a list compiled by controversial polymath Piero Scaruffi. Follow the link to Part A. Go to "https://www.scaruffi.com/service/about.html" for a biography of Scaruffi.
All these books are rated 1+, with works by the same author usually clustered together.
It is pleasing to see so much literature in English from Australia, New Zealand, African nations, Caribbean countries and India.
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1
Carson McCullers
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
2
Arthur C. Clarke
Memento Mori (Muriel Spark)
Memento Mori
3
Muriel Spark
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
4
Muriel Spark
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly
5
Mickey Spillane
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
6
Shirley Jackson
Martha Quest (Doris Lessing)
Martha Quest
7
Doris Lessing
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
8
Iris Murdoch
A Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
A Severed Head
9
Iris Murdoch
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
10
Iris Murdoch
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
11
Irish Murdoch
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
12
J.D. Salinger
The Jewel in the Crown (Paul Scott)
The Jewel in the Crown
13
Paul Scott
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
14
Amos Tutuola
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
15
Ray Bradbury
Greenvoe (George MacKay Brown)
Greenvoe
16
George MacKay Brown
Jagua Nana (Cyprian Ekwensi)
Jagua Nana
17
Cyprian Ekwensi
The Far Journey of Oudin (Wilson Harris)
The Far Journey of Oudin
18
Wilson Harris
The Whole Armour (Wilson Harris)
The Whole Armour
19
Wilson Harris
The Secret Ladder (Wilson Harris)
The Secret Ladder
20
Wilson Harris
The Eye of the Scarecrow (Wilson Harris)
The Eye of the Scarecrow
21
Wilson Harris
Da Silva Da Silva's Cultivated Wilderness (Wilson Harris)
Da Silva Da Silva's Cultivated Wilderness
22
Wilson Harris
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
23
Carson McCullers
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
24
James Jones
Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
Judith Hearne
25
Brian Moore
The Great Victorian Collection (Brian Moore)
The Great Victorian Collection
26
Brian Moore
The Voice (Gabriel Okara)
The Voice
27
Gabriel Okara
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
28
Patricia Highsmith
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
29
Kinglsey Amis
The Violated (Vance Bourjaily)
The Violated
30
Vance Bourjaily
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
31
William Gaddis
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
Carpenter's Gothic
32
William Gaddis
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
33
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
34
Kurt Vonnegut
The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)
The Conservationist
35
Nadine Gordimer
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
36
Joseph Heller
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
37
Norman Mailer
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
38
Norman Mailer
Accident (Nicholas Mosley)
Accident
39
Nicholas Mosley
Malcolm (James Purdy)
Malcolm
40
James Purdy
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