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Top 10: Literary Number Games

Something different! Find out how popular or not authors are with writers.
First up is the "Top 10 Authors By Points Earned". The favourite 10 books of 125 writers were recorded. 10 points were awarded to the writer's top pick down to 1 point for their 10th choice. The points were tallied and presented here. Check the item if you have read ANY of that author's works.
Next is a list of "One Hit Wonders: 23 Works that Earned a Top Slot But No Other". Only one writer chose this book yet it was their first place choice.
This is followed by the individual Top 10 favourites of Alexander McCall-Smith and Michael Chabon. See the list structure below.
01-10: Top 10 Authors By Points Earned
11-33: One Hit Wonders
34-43: Alexander McCall-Smith's Top 10
44-53: Michael Chabon's Top 10
This list is derived from the book "The Top Ten: Writers Pick their Favorite Books" edited by J. Peder Zane.
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Leo Tolstoy (327 Points)
Leo Tolstoy
1
327 Points
William Shakespeare (293 Points)
William Shakespeare
2
293 Points
James Joyce (194 Points)
James Joyce
3
194 Points
Vladimir Nabokov (190 Points)
Vladimir Nabokov
4
190 Points
Fyodor Dostoevsky (177 Points)
Fyodor Dostoevsky
5
177 Points
William Faulkner (173 Points)
William Faulkner
6
173 Points
Charles Dickens (168 Points)
Charles Dickens
7
168 Points
Anton Chekhov (165 Points)
Anton Chekhov
8
165 Points
Gustave Flaubert (163 Points)
Gustave Flaubert
9
163 Points
Jane Austen (161 Points)
Jane Austen
10
161 Points
Answered Prayers (Truman Capote)
Answered Prayers
11
Truman Capote
Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
Antony and Cleopatra
12
William Shakespeare
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
13
Kate Chopin
The Bhagavad Gita (Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
The Bhagavad Gita
14
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter)
The Birthday Party
15
Harold Pinter
The Book of Leviathan (Peter Blegvad)
The Book of Leviathan
16
Peter Blegvad
Casa Guidi Windows (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Casa Guidi Windows
17
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Confidence Man (Herman Melville)
The Confidence Man
18
Herman Melville
Embers (Sandor Marai)
Embers
19
Sandor Marai
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
20
Katherine Dunn
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
21
Robert Graves
Ill Seen Ill Said (Samuel Beckett)
Ill Seen Ill Said
22
Samuel Beckett
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
23
William Gaddis
The Golden Argosy (Van H. Cartmell, Charles Grayson Eds)
The Golden Argosy
24
Van H. Cartmell, Charles Grayson Eds
L'assommoir (Emile Zola)
L'assommoir
25
Emile Zola
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
26
Louise Erdrich
Nana (Emile Zola)
Nana
27
Emile Zola
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
28
C.S. Lewis
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
29
T.E. Lawrence
The Time of the Doves (Mercè Rodoreda)
The Time of the Doves
30
Mercè Rodoreda
The Outward Room (Millen Brand)
The Outward Room
31
Millen Brand
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
32
Chinua Achebe
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe
33
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
34
Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
35
Leo Tolstoy
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
36
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
37
Robert Louis Stevenson
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
38
Alan Paton
The Europeans (Henry James)
The Europeans
39
Henry James
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
40
Gustave Flaubert
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