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The Modern Library's TOP 100 English-Language Novels of the Last 100 Years (As of 1998) - Page 3

The Modern Library used a number of metrics to vote on the 100 best English language-novels for, effectively, the years 1899-1998. The list is in order of rank, with Ulysses being voted the best English-language novel of that period.
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
81
Saul Bellow
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
82
Wallace Stegner
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
83
V.S. Naipaul
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
84
Elizabeth Bowen
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
85
Joseph Conrad
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
86
E.L. Doctorow
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
87
Arnold Bennett
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
88
Jack London
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving
89
Henry Green
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
90
Salman Rushdie
Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road
91
Erskine Caldwell
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
92
William Kennedy
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
93
John Fowles
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
94
Jean Rhys
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
95
Iris Murdoch
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
96
William Styron
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
97
Paul Bowles
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
98
James M. Cain
The Ginger Man (J.P. Donleavy)
The Ginger Man
99
J.P. Donleavy
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
100
Booth Tarkington
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