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The Washington Post's Jonathan Yardley's Best Books of the 20th Century

'As the 20th century drew to a close, Washington Post book critic Jonathan Yardley offered his take on the greatest books written from 1901-2000.' (Goodreads)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
2
William Faulkner
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
3
Ralph Ellison
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
4
Kate Chopin
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
5
Edith Wharton
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
6
Theodore Dreiser
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
7
Willa Cather
Martin Eden (Jack London)
Martin Eden
8
Jack London
Wickford Point (John P. Marquand)
Wickford Point
9
John P. Marquand
U.S.A. (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A.
10
John Dos Passos
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
11
William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
12
William Faulkner
Men Without Women (Ernest Hemingway)
Men Without Women
13
Ernest Hemingway
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (Eudora Welty)
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
14
Eudora Welty
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant
15
Bernard Malamud
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day
16
Saul Bellow
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
17
Walker Percy
Collected Stories of Peter Taylor (Peter Taylor)
Collected Stories of Peter Taylor
18
Peter Taylor
Mrs. Bridge (Evan S. Connell, Jr.)
Mrs. Bridge
19
Evan S. Connell, Jr.
Lie Down in Darkness (William Styron)
Lie Down in Darkness
20
William Styron
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
21
Flannery O'Conner
A Fan's Notes (Frederick Exley)
A Fan's Notes
22
Frederick Exley
Beyond the Bedroom Wall (Larry Woiwode)
Beyond the Bedroom Wall
23
Larry Woiwode
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
24
Thomas Wolfe
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy
25
James T. Farrell
The Ghost Writer (Philip Roth)
The Ghost Writer
26
Philip Roth
A Mother and Two Daughters (Gail Godwin)
A Mother and Two Daughters
27
Gail Godwin
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever
28
John Cheever
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