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The Novels That Shaped Our World 100 - Page 2

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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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
41
Khaled Hosseini
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
42
Aldous Huxley
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
43
Kamila Shamsie
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
44
William Golding
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
45
Malorie Blackman
Strumpet City (James Plunkett)
Strumpet City
46
James Plunkett
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
47
Alice Walker
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
48
Harper Lee
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
49
Alan Moore
Unless (Carol Shields)
Unless
50
Carol Shields
A House for Mr Biswas (V. S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr Biswas
51
V. S. Naipaul
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
52
John Steinbeck
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
53
J. M. Coetzee
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
54
Alan Sillitoe
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
55
Charles Dickens
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
56
Muriel Spark
Poor Cow (Nell Dunn)
Poor Cow
57
Nell Dunn
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
58
Brian Moore
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
59
Kazuo Ishiguro
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
60
Jean Rhys
Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)
Emily of New Moon
61
L.M. Montgomery
Golden Child (Claire Adam)
Golden Child
62
Claire Adam
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
63
Margaret Atwood
So Long, See You Tomorrow (William Maxwell)
So Long, See You Tomorrow
64
William Maxwell
Swami and Friends (R. K. Narayan)
Swami and Friends
65
R. K. Narayan
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
66
Edna O'Brien
Harry Potter Series Box Set (J K Rowling)
Harry Potter Series Box Set
67
J K Rowling
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
68
S.E. Hinton
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
69
Sue Townsend
Twilight Saga (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight Saga
70
Stephenie Meyer
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
71
Vikram Seth
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
72
Noel Streatfeild
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
73
Tim Winton
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
74
Stella Gibbons
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
75
Dodie Smith
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
76
George Eliot
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
77
Armistead Maupin
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
78
Annie Proux
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
79
Anne Brontë
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
80
Roald Dahl
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