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The Times' 50 Best Novels of the Past 50 Years

From Atonement to Wolf Hall, Flashman to Regeneration, John Sutherland picks 50 modern classics that everyone should read
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Alan Hollinghurst: The Stranger's Child
Alan Hollinghurst: The Stranger's Child
2
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
3
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
4
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
5
Jerusalem the Golden (Margaret Drabble)
Jerusalem the Golden (Margaret Drabble)
6
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
7
Possession
Possession
8
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
9
Jazz
Jazz
10
The Colour Purple - Alice Walker
The Colour Purple - Alice Walker
11
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series
12
England, England (Julian Barnes)
England, England (Julian Barnes)
13
Guerillas
Guerillas
14
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
15
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun
16
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
17
White Noise
White Noise
18
The Children of Men
The Children of Men
19
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
20
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory
21
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
22
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
23
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
24
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
25
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
26
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
27
Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
28
Deaf Sentence (David Lodge)
Deaf Sentence (David Lodge)
29
The History Man
The History Man
30
Ravelstein (Saul Bellow)
Ravelstein (Saul Bellow)
31
Disgrace
Disgrace
32
A Kestrel for a Knave
A Kestrel for a Knave
33
Saville (David Storey)
Saville (David Storey)
34
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
35
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
36
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields (Martin Amis)
37
The Old Devils (Kingsley Amis)
The Old Devils (Kingsley Amis)
38
The Dressmaker (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Dressmaker (Beryl Bainbridge)
39
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
40
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
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