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The Best Novels of All Time in the English Language Part B - Page 2

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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In a Shallow Grave (James Purdy)
In a Shallow Grave
41
James Purdy
Madame Sousatzka (Bernice Rubens)
Madame Sousatzka
42
Bernice Rubens
The Elected Member (Bernice Rubens)
The Elected Member
43
Bernice Rubens
Chosen People (Bernice Rubens)
Chosen People
44
Bernice Rubens
A Brighter Sun (Samuel Selvon)
A Brighter Sun
45
Samuel Selvon
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
46
James Baldwin
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
47
Truman Capote
The Year of the French (Thomas Flanagan)
The Year of the French
48
Thomas Flanagan
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
Owls Do Cry
49
Janet Frame
The Carpathians (Janet Frame)
The Carpathians
50
Janet Frame
Omensetter's Luck
Omensetter's Luck
51
The Nowhere Man (Kamala Markandaya)
The Nowhere Man
52
Kamala Markandaya
Flash and Filigree (Terry Southern)
Flash and Filigree
53
Terry Southern
The Lime Twig (John Hawkes)
The Lime Twig
54
John Hawkes
The Cannibal
The Cannibal
55
Second Skin (John Hawkes)
Second Skin
56
John Hawkes
A Walk in the Night (Alex La Guma)
A Walk in the Night
57
Alex La Guma
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
58
Flannery O'Connor
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
59
William Styron
Myra Breckinridge (Gore Vidal)
Myra Breckinridge
60
Gore Vidal
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
61
Russell Hoban
G (John Berger)
G
62
John Berger
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
63
John Fowles
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
64
Harper Lee
Foreign Affairs (Alison Lurie)
Foreign Affairs
65
Alison Lurie
The Pawnbroker (Edward Wallant)
The Pawnbroker
66
Edward Wallant
Natives of My Person (George Lamming)
Natives of My Person
67
George Lamming
Providence (Anita Brookner)
Providence
68
Anita Brookner
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
69
Anita Brookner
Queen of Tambourine (Jane Gardam)
Queen of Tambourine
70
Jane Gardam
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
71
William Kennedy
Trust (Cynthia Ozick)
Trust
72
Cynthia Ozick
The Messiah of Stockholm (Cynthia Ozick)
The Messiah of Stockholm
73
Cynthia Ozick
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
74
Hubert Selby Jr
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
75
Alan Sillitoe
The Children of Dynmouth (William Trevor)
The Children of Dynmouth
76
William Trevor
Fools of Fortune (William Trevor)
Fools of Fortune
77
William Trevor
Felicia's Journey
Felicia's Journey
78
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
79
Philip K. Dick
Valis (Philip K. Dick)
Valis
80
Philip K. Dick
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