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The World's Best Books - Page 50

This challenge is made up of a few of the more popular western canon 'best' lists , plus many 'best in translation' and 'best of X country/region' lists, for a more representative 'World's Best' challenge.
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The Last Song of Dusk (Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi)
The Last Song of Dusk
1961
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis)
The Last Temptation of Christ
1962
Nikos Kazantzakis
Last Words From Monmarte (Qiu Miaojin)
Last Words From Monmarte
1963
Qiu Miaojin
The Last World (Christoph Ransmayr)
The Last World
1964
Christoph Ransmayr
The Late-Night News (Petros Markaris)
The Late-Night News
1965
Petros Markaris
The Laughing Policeman (Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö)
The Laughing Policeman
1966
Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
Laughter in the Dark (Vladimir Nabokov)
Laughter in the Dark
1967
Vladimir Nabokov
Laurus (Eugene Vodolazkin)
Laurus
1968
Eugene Vodolazkin
The Laws (Connie Palmen)
The Laws
1969
Connie Palmen
The Lay of Igor's Campaign (Anonymous)
The Lay of Igor's Campaign
1970
Anonymous
The Lazarus Project (Aleksandar Hemon)
The Lazarus Project
1971
Aleksandar Hemon
La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
1972
Trifonia Melibea Obono
La Bête Humaine (The Beast Within) (Emile Zola)
La Bête Humaine (The Beast Within)
1973
Emile Zola
La Brava (Elmore Leonard)
La Brava
1974
Elmore Leonard
La Comedie Humaine (Honore De Balzac)
La Comedie Humaine
1975
Honore De Balzac
La Condition Humane (Man's Fate) (Andre Malraux)
La Condition Humane (Man's Fate)
1976
Andre Malraux
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
1977
James Ellroy
La Dame Aux Camélias (Alexandre Dumas, Fils)
La Dame Aux Camélias
1978
Alexandre Dumas, Fils
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
1979
Sir Thomas Malory
Leaden Wings (Zhang Jie)
Leaden Wings
1980
Zhang Jie
Leaf Storm (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Leaf Storm
1981
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The League of Frightened Men (Rex Stout)
The League of Frightened Men
1982
Rex Stout
The Leavers (Lisa Ko)
The Leavers
1983
Lisa Ko
Leaves of the Banyan Tree (Albert Wendt)
Leaves of the Banyan Tree
1984
Albert Wendt
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
1985
Walt Whitman
The Lecturer's Tale (James Hynes)
The Lecturer's Tale
1986
James Hynes
Ledfeather (Stephen Graham Jones)
Ledfeather
1987
Stephen Graham Jones
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
1988
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left-Handed Woman (Peter Handke)
The Left-Handed Woman
1989
Peter Handke
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
A Legacy
1990
Sybille Bedford
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
1991
David Gemmell
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
1992
Marie Lu
A Legend of the Future (Agustín De Rojas)
A Legend of the Future
1993
Agustín De Rojas
The Legend of Kalesh Andja (Stale Popov)
The Legend of Kalesh Andja
1994
Stale Popov
The Legend of Pradeep Mathew (Shehan Karunatilaka)
The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
1995
Shehan Karunatilaka
The Legend of Sigurd and Guthrun (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Legend of Sigurd and Guthrun
1996
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1997
Washington Irving
Lenz (Georg Büchner)
Lenz
1998
Georg Büchner
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
1999
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Les Enfants Terribles (Jean Cocteau)
Les Enfants Terribles
2000
Jean Cocteau
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