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The Novels That Shaped Our World 100

The BBC asked a panel of leading writers, curators and critics to choose 100 novels that have had an impact on their lives.
What follows is a diverse list grouped by theme, some of which include Identity, Coming of Age, Family & Friendship etc.
They're all English language novels that span the last 300 years and include children's classics along with sci-fi and romance, plus many more genres.
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
1
Toni Morrison
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
2
Sebastian Barry
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
3
Anne Michaels
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
5
Yaa Gyasi
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
6
Andrea Levy
1963 - The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
1963 - The Bell Jar
7
Sylvia Plath
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
8
Arundhati Roy
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
9
Chinua Achebe
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
10
Zadie Smith
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
11
Helen Fielding
Riders (Jilly Cooper)
Riders
12
Jilly Cooper
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
13
Judy Blume
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
14
James Baldwin
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
15
Jane Austen
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
16
Zora Neale Hurston
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
17
M. M. Kaye
The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak)
The Forty Rules of Love
18
Elif Shafak
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
19
Jeanette Winterson
The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
The Slaves of Solitude
20
Patrick Hamilton
City of Bohane (Kevin Barry)
City of Bohane
21
Kevin Barry
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
22
Ken Follett
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
23
Ernest Hemingway
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
24
Philip Pullman
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
25
Walter Scott
Mr Standfast (John Buchan)
Mr Standfast
26
John Buchan
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
27
Raymond Chandler
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
28
Suzanne Collins
The Aubrey-Maturin Novels
The Aubrey-Maturin Novels
29
Frank Herbert Dune [S1] 1965
Frank Herbert Dune [S1] 1965
30
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
31
J.R.R.Tolkien
A Game of Thrones (George Rr Martin)
A Game of Thrones
32
George Rr Martin
Astonishing the Gods (Ben Okri)
Astonishing the Gods
33
Ben Okri
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
34
Mary Shelley
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
35
Marilynne Robinson
Chronicles of Narnia (C S Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
36
C S Lewis
Discworld Series (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld Series
37
Terry Pratchett
Earthsea : The First Four Books (Ursula K Le Guin)
Earthsea : The First Four Books
38
Ursula K Le Guin
The Sandman (Series) (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman (Series)
39
Neil Gaiman
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
40
Cormac McCarthy
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