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The Novels That Shaped Our World 100 - Page 3

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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American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
81
James Ellroy
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
82
Omar El Akkad
Ice Candyman (Bapsi Sidhwa)
Ice Candyman
83
Bapsi Sidhwa
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
84
Daphne Du Maurier
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
85
Pat Barker
The Children of Men (P. D. James)
The Children of Men
86
P. D. James
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
87
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
88
Graham Greene
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
89
Mohsin Hamid
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
90
Patricia Highsmith
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
91
John Kennedy Toole
Bartleby, the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby, the Scrivener
92
Herman Melville
Habibi (Craig Thompson)
Habibi
93
Craig Thompson
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
94
Ali Smith
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
95
Virginia Woolf
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
96
Angela Carter
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
97
George Orwell
Psmith, Journalist (P. G. Wodehouse)
Psmith, Journalist
98
P. G. Wodehouse
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
99
Salman Rushdie
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
100
Audre Lorde
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