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The Bibliophile's Great European Novels - Page 3

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels and my own list of Great American Novels in response to that (see the attached link). For this list, I'm not abiding by The Atlantic's strict rule that all books are published within the last 100 years (imagine the classics you'd have to leave out!) and thus having no time limit on their publication. I will make another list that does comply with that rule. So, I have 136 novels in chronological order, just like The Atlantic's list, but the one rule I imposed on myself, which The Atlantic didn't, is to allow an author only one entry on the list. I'm sure many will disagree with some of my choices, but that's the great thing about reading. Enjoy!
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The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
81
John Fowles
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
82
Mikhail Bulgakov
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
83
E.M. Forster
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
84
Tove Jansson
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
85
J.G. Ballard
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Böll)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
86
Heinrich Böll
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
87
John Le Carré
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
88
Anthony Powell
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
Life: A User's Manual
89
Georges Perec
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
90
Douglas Adams
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
91
Italo Calvino
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
92
Umberto Eco
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
93
Salman Rushdie
The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa)
The Book of Disquiet
94
Fernando Pessoa
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
95
Anita Brookner
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
96
Marguerite Duras
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
97
Milan Kundera
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (Jose Saramago)
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
98
Jose Saramago
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
99
Martin Amis
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
100
Patrick Suskind
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
101
Ken Follett
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens
102
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
103
A.S. Byatt
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
104
Michael Ondaatje
The Crow Road (Iain Banks)
The Crow Road
105
Iain Banks
A Heart So White (Javier Marías)
A Heart So White
106
Javier Marías
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
107
Irvine Welsh
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
108
Sebastian Faulks
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
109
Bernhard Schlink
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
110
George R.R. Martin
The Regeneration Trilogy (Pat Barker)
The Regeneration Trilogy
111
Pat Barker
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
112
Sarah Waters
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
113
Zadie Smith
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
114
Ian McEwan
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
115
W.G. Sebald
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
116
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Half Brother (Lars Saabye Christensen)
The Half Brother
117
Lars Saabye Christensen
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
118
David Mitchell
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
119
Alan Hollinghurst
Night Train to Lisbon (Pascal Mercier)
Night Train to Lisbon
120
Pascal Mercier
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