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The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 - Page 5

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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A Home at the End of the World (Michael Cunningham)
A Home at the End of the World
161
Michael Cunningham
The Snapper (Roddy Doyle)
The Snapper
162
Roddy Doyle
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
163
Elmore Leonard
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
Amongst Women
164
John McGahern
The Great World (David Malouf)
The Great World
165
David Malouf
Friend of My Youth (Alice Munro)
Friend of My Youth
166
Alice Munro
The Regeneration Trilogy (Pat Barker)
The Regeneration Trilogy
167
Pat Barker
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
168
Angela Carter
A Strange and Sublime Address (Amit Chaudhuri)
A Strange and Sublime Address
169
Amit Chaudhuri
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
170
Bret Easton Ellis
The Redundancy of Courage (Timothy Mo)
The Redundancy of Courage
171
Timothy Mo
Mating (Norman Rush)
Mating
172
Norman Rush
Downriver (Iain Sinclair)
Downriver
173
Iain Sinclair
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
174
Jane Smiley
Reading Turgenev (William Trevor)
Reading Turgenev
175
William Trevor
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
176
Tim Winton
Death and Nightingales (Eugene McCabe)
Death and Nightingales
177
Eugene McCabe
The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
The Butcher Boy
178
Patrick McCabe
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
179
Donna Tartt
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
180
Jeffrey Eugenides
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
181
Sebastian Faulks
A River Sutra (Gita Mehta)
A River Sutra
182
Gita Mehta
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
183
Annie Proux
My Idea of Fun (Will Self)
My Idea of Fun
184
Will Self
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
185
Vikram Seth
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
186
Irvine Welsh
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
187
Jonathan Coe
Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Corelli's Mandolin
188
Louis De Bernières
The Folding Star (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Folding Star
189
Alan Hollinghurst
Original Sin (P.D. James)
Original Sin
190
P.D. James
How Late It Was, How Late (James Kelman)
How Late It Was, How Late
191
James Kelman
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
192
T.C. Boyle
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
193
Penelope Fitzgerald
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
194
Rohinton Mistry
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
195
Margaret Atwood
Asylum (Patrick McGrath)
Asylum
196
Patrick McGrath
Last Orders Graham Swift
Last Orders Graham Swift
197
The Night in Question (Tobias Wolff)
The Night in Question
198
Tobias Wolff
Quarantine (Jim Crace)
Quarantine
199
Jim Crace
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
200
Don Delillo
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