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The Big Jubilee Read (BBC)

A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. From the BBC: "Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in British history, with a reign that began on 6 February 1952. The Big Jubilee Read celebrates great books from across the Commonwealth, to coincide with the Platinum Jubilee. It features 70 titles - ten from each decade of the Queen's reign. Read on to discover which inspiring writers are on the list and explore each decade in detail."
Not the usual selections, quite international.
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The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
1
Amos Tutuola
The Hills Were Joyful Together
The Hills Were Joyful Together
2
In the Castle of My Skin (George Lamming)
In the Castle of My Skin
3
George Lamming
My Bones and My Flute (Edgar Mittelholzer)
My Bones and My Flute
4
Edgar Mittelholzer
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners
5
Sam Selvon
The Guide
The Guide
6
To Sir, With Love (E.R. Braithwaite)
To Sir, With Love
7
E.R. Braithwaite
One Moonlit Night (Caradog Prichard)
One Moonlit Night
8
Caradog Prichard
A House for Mr. Biswas (Mr. Biswas)
A House for Mr. Biswas
9
Mr. Biswas
Sunlight on a Broken Column (Attia Hosain)
Sunlight on a Broken Column
10
Attia Hosain
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
11
Anthony Burgess
The Interrogation (J.M.G. Le Clézio)
The Interrogation
12
J.M.G. Le Clézio
The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)
The Girls of Slender Means
13
Muriel Spark
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
14
Chinua Achebe
Death of a Naturalist (Seamus Heaney)
Death of a Naturalist
15
Seamus Heaney
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
16
Jean Rhys
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
17
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
18
Joan Lindsay
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Ayi Kwei Armah)
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
19
Ayi Kwei Armah
When Rain Clouds Gather & Maru
When Rain Clouds Gather & Maru
20
The Nowhere Man (Kamala Markandaya)
The Nowhere Man
21
Kamala Markandaya
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
22
John Le Carré
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
23
Colleen McCullough
The Crow Eaters (Bapsi Sidhwa)
The Crow Eaters
24
Bapsi Sidhwa
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
25
Iris Murdoch
Who Do You Think You Are? (Alice Munro)
Who Do You Think You Are?
26
Alice Munro
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
27
Douglas Adams
Tsotsi (Athol Fugard)
Tsotsi
28
Athol Fugard
Clear Light of Day (Anita Desai)
Clear Light of Day
29
Anita Desai
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
30
Salman Rushdie
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
31
Thomas Keneally
Beka Lamb (Zee Edgel)
Beka Lamb
32
Zee Edgel
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
33
Keri Hulme
The Handmaids's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaids's Tale
34
Margaret Atwood
Summer Lightning (Olive Senior)
Summer Lightning
35
Olive Senior
The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera)
The Whale Rider
36
Witi Ihimaera
Remains of the Day (Ishiguro, Kazuo)
Remains of the Day
37
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Omeros
Omeros
38
The Adoption Papers (Jackie Kay)
The Adoption Papers
39
Jackie Kay
Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet
40
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