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The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950

This list is derived from the book 'The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950' by Colm Tóibín & Carmen Callil.
NOTE: Item 111 should be "The Transit of Venus" by Shirley Hazzard.
The list AFAIK was last published in 2015, but I think it deserves to be unleashed again because some of our newer users may not have come across it. Also IMHO my version is an improvement because it is ordered by publication date (as in the source book), includes all 202 works & the icons I have made/used feature the author's name.
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The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (Colm Tóibín, Carmen Callil)
The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950
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Colm Tóibín, Carmen Callil
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
2
Agatha Christie
Nothing (Henry Green)
Nothing
3
Henry Green
Power Without Glory (Frank Hardy)
Power Without Glory
4
Frank Hardy
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
5
Georgette Heyer
December Bride (Sam Hanna Bell)
December Bride
6
Sam Hanna Bell
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
7
Daphne Du Maurier
The West Pier (Patrick Hamilton)
The West Pier
8
Patrick Hamilton
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
9
Carson McCullers
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
10
Anthony Powell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
11
J.D. Salinger
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
12
Ralph Ellison
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
13
Ernest Hemingway
The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
The Natural
14
Bernard Malamud
The Financial Expert (R.K. Narayan)
The Financial Expert
15
R.K. Narayan
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
16
Flannery O'Connor
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
17
John Steinbeck
The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Evelyn Waugh)
The Sword of Honour Trilogy
18
Evelyn Waugh
Private Life of an Indian Prince (Mulk Raj Anan)
Private Life of an Indian Prince
19
Mulk Raj Anan
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
20
James Baldwin
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
21
Saul Bellow
The Long Good-Bye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Good-Bye
22
Raymond Chandler
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
23
L.P. Hartley
The Echoing Grove (Rosamond Lehmann)
The Echoing Grove
24
Rosamond Lehmann
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
25
Amos Tutuola
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
26
Kingsley Amis
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
27
William Golding
The Tortoise and the Hare (Elizabeth Jenkins)
The Tortoise and the Hare
28
Elizabeth Jenkins
The Flint Anchor (Sylvia Townsend Warner)
The Flint Anchor
29
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable
30
Samuel Beckett
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
31
William Gaddis
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
32
Patricia Highsmith
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
33
Vladimir Nabokov
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
A Legacy
34
Sybille Bedford
Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)
Train to Pakistan
35
Khushwant Singh
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
Owls Do Cry
36
Janet Frame
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
37
Jack Kerouac
Angel (Elizabeth Taylor)
Angel
38
Elizabeth Taylor
The Fountain Overflows (Rebecca West)
The Fountain Overflows
39
Rebecca West
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
40
Chinua Achebe
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