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The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 - Page 3

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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Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
81
Robertson Davies
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
82
Patrick O'Brian
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
83
Frederick Forsyth
St Urbain's Horseman (Mordecai Richler)
St Urbain's Horseman
84
Mordecai Richler
Black List, Section H (Francis Stuart)
Black List, Section H
85
Francis Stuart
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
86
Eudora Welty
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
87
J.G. Farrell
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
88
Thomas Pynchon
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
89
E.L. Doctorow
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
90
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Changing Places (David Lodge)
Changing Places
91
David Lodge
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood (Alistair MacLeod)
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood
92
Alistair MacLeod
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
93
Anne Rice
Saville (David Storey)
Saville
94
David Storey
Injury Time (Beryl Bainbridge)
Injury Time
95
Beryl Bainbridge
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
96
John Cheever
A Book of Common Prayer (Joan Didion)
A Book of Common Prayer
97
Joan Didion
The Ice Age (Margaret Drabble)
The Ice Age
98
Margaret Drabble
Tirra Lirra by the River (Jessica Anderson)
Tirra Lirra by the River
99
Jessica Anderson
Plumb (Maurice Gee)
Plumb
100
Maurice Gee
The Human Factor (Graham Greene)
The Human Factor
101
Graham Greene
The Murderer (Roy A.K. Heath)
The Murderer
102
Roy A.K. Heath
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
103
Ian McEwan
The Year of the French (Thomas Flanagan)
The Year of the French
104
Thomas Flanagan
From the Fifteenth District (Mavis Gallant)
From the Fifteenth District
105
Mavis Gallant
Burger's Daughter (Nadine Gordimer)
Burger's Daughter
106
Nadine Gordimer
Sleepless Nights (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Sleepless Nights
107
Elizabeth Hardwick
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
108
Norman Mailer
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
109
V.S. Naipaul
Earthly Powers (Anthony Burgess)
Earthly Powers
110
Anthony Burgess
The Transit of Venus (Susan Firer)
The Transit of Venus
111
Susan Firer
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
112
Russell Hoban
Lamb (Bernard MacLaverty)
Lamb
113
Bernard MacLaverty
So Long, See You Tomorrow (William Maxwell)
So Long, See You Tomorrow
114
William Maxwell
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
115
Marilynne Robinson
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
116
John Kennedy Toole
Puffball (Fay Weldon)
Puffball
117
Fay Weldon
Lanark: A Life in 4 Books (Alasdair Gray)
Lanark: A Life in 4 Books
118
Alasdair Gray
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
119
Thomas Harris
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
120
Salman Rushdie
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