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The Great English-Language Novels - Page 3

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels. 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 have 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, unlike The Atlantic, 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 a great thing about reading. Enjoy!
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
81
Salman Rushdie
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
82
Edmund White
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
83
Alice Walker
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
84
Thomas Keneally
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
85
Martin Amis
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
86
William Gibson
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
87
Cormac McCarthy
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
88
Margaret Atwood
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
89
Toni Morrison
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
90
Tom Wolfe
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
Amongst Women
91
John McGahern
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
92
A.S. Byatt
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis, 1991)
American Psycho
93
Bret Easton Ellis, 1991
Cloudstreet (1991) (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet (1991)
94
Tim Winton
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
95
Sebastian Faulks
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
96
Carol Shields
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
97
Vikram Seth
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
98
Rohinton Mistry
The Regeneration Trilogy (Pat Barker)
The Regeneration Trilogy
99
Pat Barker
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
100
Chuck Palahniuk
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
101
George R.R. Martin
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
102
David Foster Wallace
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
103
Arundhati Roy
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
104
J. M. Coetzee
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
105
Hilary Mantel
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
106
Zadie Smith
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
107
Neil Gaiman
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
108
Ian McEwan
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
109
Jonathan Franzen
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
110
Yann Martel
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
111
Jeffrey Eugenides
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
112
David Mitchell
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
113
Alan Hollinghurst
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
114
Louise Penny
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
115
J.K. Rowling
The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes
116
Lawrence Hill
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
117
Michael Chabon
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
118
Peter Carey
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
119
Emma Donoghue
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
120
Julian Barnes
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