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The Guardian: What's the Best Novel in the Past 25 Years (1980-2005)? - Page 2

"We asked 150 literary luminaries to vote for the best British, Irish or Commonwealth novel from 1980 to 2005." (The Guardian. 2006)
1st place: Disgrace (1999)
2nd place: Money (1984)
Joint 3rd place: Earthly Powers (1980) & Atonement (2001)
5th place: The Blue Flower (1995)
6th place: The Unconsoled (1995)
7th place: Midnight's Children (1981)
Joint 8th place: The Remains of the Day (1989), Amongst Women (1990), That They May Face the Rising Sun (2001)
Other nominations (not rated, alphabetical by author's surname): 11-67
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